Verbs with a compound subject
Whenever Sue and Andrew ______ the bells of the neighborhood ice cream truck, they quickly run upstairs to get some money.
hears or hear?
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What is hear
Order the sentence right.
1. this project will be taking a long time
2. which hopefully we can find,
3. or else it seems
4. A mural needs a team of loyal, reliable workers,
5. .
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What is 4, 2, 3, 1, 5
Find the main verb.
That story about the disaster really did trouble him.
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What is trouble
Either me or my brother ___ the door first.
answer or answers?
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What is answers
Order the sentence in the right order:
1. completely focused
2. on her computer screen,
3. Laura coded through the night,
4. until her fingers grew sore and heavy
5. .
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What is 3, 1, 2, 4,5
Find the helping verb.
You may help yourself to some apricots.
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What is may
When we stay at Mr. Lester's farm, either the roosters or the pigs ____ us up early in the morning.
Wakes or wake?
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What is wake
Order the sentence in the correct order:
1. mocking the thirsty flowerbed
2. The steady trickle of an abandoned hose
3. just beside it
4. sparkled on the sandstone,
5. .
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What is 2, 4, 1, 3, 5
Find the helping verb.
Soda does contain unhealthy amounts of sugar, unfortunately.
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What is does
Every time we look at my baby pictures, Mom or Dad ____ a little remembering how happy they were to become parents.
Cries or cry?
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What is cries
Order the sentence in the correct order.
1. with heavy sacks on their sagging shoulders
2. as they ascended a path up the steep hillside
3. worried the hikers
4. The dark clouds in the morning sky
5. .
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What is 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
Find the main verb.
The taxi can take you to the airport for an extra charge.
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What is take
____ you and your sisters agree about most political issues?
Does or do?
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What is do
Order the sentence in the correct order:
1. mumbling angrily, packing my things,
2. and slamming doors behind me in fury
3. from room to room in my apartment,
4. I raced
5. .
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What is 4, 3, 1, 2, 5,
Find the helping verb.
We should clean the fancy silverware before the holiday dinner.
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What is should