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A. Maintaining agreement within an essay
Diver Types
(1) My family enjoy scuba-diving, so nearly every vacation, we go on a diving trip. (2) We
have noticed that there is three completely different kinds of divers. (3) We call them the
"nature lovers", the "pool guys", and the "seals". (4) The people whom we call "nature lovers"
enjoy getting in the water for a short swim to look at the rocks, seaweed and underwater
creatures, which is swimming around. (5) The "pool guys", who wear the latest hi-tech
equipment, comes for a short while to have a swim and test how good their equipments
are. (6) The "seals", who wear only their swimsuits, dive in the water and disappear for what
seem like hours. (7) Each of the divers enjoy the ocean in a different way.
(8) The "nature lovers" are the one who enjoy snorkeling around for brief periods of
time. (9) They always try to have a minimal impact on the environment. (10) For example,
their trash, or garbage, are always taken out. (11) Taking rocks and shells are something they
would never do. (12) They are there to see, but not spoil the beauty of nature that are under
water.
(13) The "pool guys" are the divers who want to go to the beach, or ocean without ever
actually leaving their backyard. (14) They come in utility vehicles (SUVs), carrying heavy-
duty wet suits, and the latest in diving masks, fins, and air tanks.
(15) They are the ones who are so covered with equipment they can hardly see, feel, and touch
the underwater environment. (16) Comparing air tanks and wet suits are what they do most.
(17) The "seals" are the divers who act as if they are returning back to their natural
habitat. (18)Perhaps in a "previous life", they were actually seals. (19) Diving into the water,
they hardly make a splash. (20) As soon as they are in the water, they start poking around
looking for crabs, abalone and other fish. (21) The "seals" are the people who cooks on the
beach. (22) They are also the ones, who leaves the biggest mess. (23) However, since they use
beach wood for their fires and eat what they catch in the ocean, there are no paper or plastic
packaging left behind.
(24) My family are a combination of all three types. (25) The only activity that my brother
wants to do are try out different kinds of equipment in order to see how deep he can
dive. (26) As for my father, he is a "seal": swimming around and cooking his 'catch' are what
he enjoy most. (27) My mother and I are "nature lovers": swimming with snorkels and fins is
fun, but neither of us have any interest in diving fifty feet down or reaching under a rock to
find a slimy abalone. (28) So, we all enjoy our diving trips in our own way.
B. DIRECTION for the questions 1 to 20: In each of the following sentences supply a
verb in agreement with its subject:
1. To take pay and then not to do work ________ dishonest.
2. The cost of all these articles ________ risen.
3. The jury _______ divided in their opinions
4. That night every one of the boat's crew ______ down with fever.
5. One or the other of those fellows _______ stolen the watch.
6. The strain of all the difficulties and vexations and anxieties ______ more than he
could bear.
7. No news _________ good news.
8. The accountant and the cashier ______ absconded.
9. A good man and useful citizen ______ passed away.
10. The famous juggler and conjurer ________ too unwell to perform.
11. The Three Musketeers ________ written by Dumas.
12. Each of the suspected men ______ arrested.
13. The ebb and flow of the tides ______ explained by Newton.
14. Ninety rupees ______ too much for this bag.
15. The cow as well as the horse _________on grass.
16. Neither his father nor his mother __________ alive.
17. There _______ many objections to the plan.
18. Two-thirds of the city ____________ in ruins
19. The formation of paragraphs __________ very important.
20. Man's happiness or misery __________ in a great measure in his own hands.
C. Directions: Choose the correct verb in these sentences.
1. Sally (run, runs) to the park every day.
2. The dogs (bark, barks) at strangers.
3. Ted and Mary (is, are) going to the movies.
4. The game (was, were) exciting.
5. They (worry, worries) too much.
6. She (study, studies) every night.
7. Black or white (is, are) your choice.
8. That (was, were) incredible.
9. Those (is, are) pretty shoes.
10. The cat or dog (is, are) in the yard.
D. Directions: Decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect.
1. ___ They have been waiting a long time.
2. ___ The pen or the pencil are lost.
3. ___ Someone don't understand.
4. ___ Those has been cheaper in the past.
5. ___ Randy and Juan like sports.
6. ___ These are really special.
7. ___ You rides with me.
8. ___ All of them goes to school.
9. ___ Tony likes Mary.
10. ___ That movie was awesome.
