Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement
Native American Lit.
Explorers
The Puritans
100

Choose the correct verb:

One of the students (have, has) an A+ in the class.

has

100

Choose the correct verb:

None of the students (is, are) going to the dance.

are

100

This type of Native American origin story involves something being created from nothing

ex nihilo

100

This explorer was kidnapped by the Native Americans

John Smith

100

This is why Edward Taylor wrote poetry.

as a personal act of worship

200

Choose the correct verb:

Most of the pizza (were, was) gone by the time we got to the party.

was

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Choose the correct verb:

Each of the puppies (has, have) a cute collar. 

has

200

This is how Native American stories were passed down.

They were told orally.

200

This was Christopher Columbus' purpose for writing his journal.

To convince Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to keep financing his trips

200

Describe how Anne Bradstreet's poems were different from what Puritans normally wrote about

She expressed her emotions and wrote about her love for her husband.

300

Choose the correct verb:

Neither of the boys (was, were) prepared for the exam.

was

300

Choose the correct verb:

The herd of cows (crosses, cross) the street every morning.

crosses

300

What does "Earth on Turtle's Back" reveal about the Onondaga people?

They were very hospitable to strangers.

300

Name at least two hardships the Puritans faced on their journey.

Rough seas, deteriorating ship, starvation, disease

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Was the first published poet from America

Anne Bradstreet

400

Choose the correct verb:

Neither the moon nor the stars (was, were) visible through the telescope because of the clouds.

were

400

Choose the correct verb:

The school of fish (swim, swims) near the surface of the water to avoid predators.

swims

400

What does "When Grizzlies Walk Upright" reveal about the Modoc people?

They were hostile towards outsiders.

400

Name two things that Bradford did for the Plymouth Plantation colony.

1) had good relations with the Native Americans

2) established town hall meetings (democratic process)

3)was elected governor 30 times

4)encouraged immigration 

400

Edward Taylor compared himself to this household item in "Huswifery."

A spinning wheel

500

Choose the correct verb:

That pair of headphones (cost, costs) more than a month's salary!

costs

500

Choose the correct verb:

The tourists or the guide (are, is) lost.

is

500

What does the "Navajo origin Legend" reveal about the Navajo people?

They valued natural resources like corn and deer

500

This is why John Smith probably wrote in the third person.

To make his story sound more objective.

500

Define Puritan Plain Style

Style of writing the Puritans wrote in that was simple and often talked of everyday household items.