Prep Phrase 1
Find the S/V:
The flowers in the field often grow dry and brown in the August heat of California summers.
Subject - flowers
Verb - grow
Tonight there are too many stars in the sky to count.
S - stars
V - are
Find the S/V:
A pile of books sits before her.
S - pile
V - sits
Find the error and the S/V:
No one in Sacramento bakeries know how to make authentic cannolis.
S - No one
V - knows
Find the S/V:
Some of the cars exceed the speed limit on Highway 280.
S - Some
V - exceed
Find the S/V:
One of the bowls belongs to his mother.
subject - one
verb - belongs
Choose the correct sentence:
There were several birds with clipped wings that Helen could choose from.
There was several birds with clipped wings that Helen could choose from.
There were several birds with clipped wings that Helen could choose from.
Find the S/V:
The roses in the greenhouse show sensitivity to light.
S - roses
V - show
Find the error and the S/V:
Each of the carpenters hammer the board.
S - each
V - hammers - error
Find the S/V:
Some of the children fail to learn to read by age seven.
S - Some
V - fail
Find the S/V:
The movie about drag queens from different parts of Cuba intrigued Margaret.
S - movie
V - intrigued
On the table there are three white, dirty mugs.
S - mugs V - are
There was a reason that I couldn't write my essay last night.
S - reason
V - was
Find the errors:
Somebody hasn't to close the window before we leaves.
V - has
V - leave
Find the S/V:
All of the lions frighten children who visit the zoo.
S - All
V - frighten
Find the S/V:
During lunch teachers in the school grade papers or talk about plans for the weekend.
S - teachers
V - grade and talk
At the end of the street there were many dogs begging the man for bones.
S - dogs
V - were
In the band some of the trombone players stand during their solos.
S - some
V - stand
Almost everyones play or enjoy a sport at one time or another.
S - everyone
All of the art interests me.
S - All
V - interests
Find the S/V:
A group of skilled ballerinas performs brilliantly on stage each season in San Francisco.
subject - group
verb - performs
There were many reasons that I could write my essay last night.
S - reasons
V - were
Find the S/V:
A big group of women now searching for jobs is having no luck.
S - group
V - is having
Find the errors:
Nobody in the Smith and Saccio families care if Ari and Frankie eats the last piece of tiramisu.
V - care = cares
V - eats = eat
Some of the water evaporates before use.
S - Some
V - evaporates