Correct verbs
Whenever Dusty runs out into the yard, the chickens and the rooster _____ into the coop
A. disappear
B. disappears
A. disappear
Which one is a thesis statement?
A. This paper is about Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
B. Atticus Finch appeals to readers because of his bravery, compassion, and integrity.
B
Select the main verb
Before the end of the trip, we should buy souvenirs for our friends and relatives.
buy
Select the main verb
Elina and Sydney are designing clothes for a fashion show.
designing
Either Pamela or her assistant ___ to Singapore whenever there's an important board meeting.
A. Fly
B. Flies
B. Flies
Which is a thesis statement?
A. Which twentieth-century invention has had the most widespread and significant effect on modern life?
B. The laser's use in medical, digital, and automotive technologies qualifies it as this century's most far- reaching invention.
B
select the main verb
You can knit much better now than just a few weeks ago!
knit
Select the main verb
The taxi can take you to the airport for an extra charge.
take
The award-winning author and his editor _____ to audiences of writers and students every week.
A. Speaks
B. Speak
B. Speak
Which is a thesis statement?
A. The essay examines the effect of part- or full-time employment on collage students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate-level degree programs.
B. Maintaining a job while in school is the best way for students to learn time management, earn higher grades, and graduate on time.
B. Maintaining a job while in school is the best way for students to learn time management, earn higher grades, and graduate on time.
select the helping verb
Ernest could not remember all the ingredients in my famous poppy seed muffins.
could
Select the helping verb
Jaun would like a hamburger with lettuce and tomato.
would
Depending on which of my relatives you ask, either Aunt Zoe or Uncle Robert ______ the best rhubarb pie.
A. bakes
B. bake
A. bakes
Which is a thesis statement?
A. People should eat more vegetables because they lower the risk of heart disease, increase life expectancy, and help to build healthy bones.
B. How should we incorporate factors such as nutrition and exercise when considering ways to improve our overall health.
A. People should eat more vegetables because they lower the risk of heart disease, increase life expectancy, and help to build healthy bones.
Select the main verb
Did you hear about the huge celebration in the town center?
hear
Select the main verb
The nurse was taking the patient's temperature every hour.
taking
According to Emma, either a slice of key lime pie or lemon bars _____ the perfect tart dessert.
A. make
B. makes
A. make
Which is a thesis statement?
A. How do students benefit from attending schools that give them specific guidelines about how they can dress?
B. School dress codes result in reduced social conflict, a more serious learning environment, and less peer pressure.
B. School dress codes result in reduced social conflict, a more serious learning environment, and less peer pressure.
Select the helping verb
A small bird was delicately picking at the seed in the bird feeder outside.
was
Select the helping verb.
By the early 1900's, people were arriving in New York from all over the world.
were