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This document contains a quiz with three sections: 1. Identify subjects and verbs that agree in 12 sentences 2. Identify whether 10 sentences contain parallel structure 3. Put 12 verbs into the present simple or present continuous tense in a paragraph about a famous pianist's daily routine

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QUIZ 1

ENGLISH

NAME:

CLASS:

DAY AND DATE:

I. Underline the subject (or compound subject) and then identify the verb that agrees
with it.
1. Your friendship over the years and your support (has/have) meant a great deal to us.
2. Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, (offers/offer) a
wide variety of services.
3. The main source of income for Trinidad (is/are) oil and pitch.
4. The chances of your being promoted (is/are) excellent.
5. There (was/were) a Pokémon card stuck to the refrigerator.
6. Neither the professor nor his assistants (was/were) able to solve the mystery of the eerie
glow in the laboratory.
7. Many hours at the driving range (has/have) led us to design golf balls with GPS locators in
them.
8. Discovered in the soil of our city garden (was/were) a button dating from the Civil War
dating from the turn of the century.
9. Every year, during the midsummer festival, the smoke of village bonfires (fills/fill) the sky.
10. The story performers (was/were) surrounded by children and adults eager to see magical
tales.

II. In the following exercise below, identify whether a sentence contains parallel
structure or not.
1. Jack washed his shirts, shorts, and washed his pants.
2. I want to find a gym that is not only close to my apartment but also I want to find a cheap
one.
3. Either you must prove your point or accept ours.
4. Without it, communication can turn into a ramble, become repetitive, and lose direction.
5. I love most of the subjects I’ve in my class, but I especially love math, the way I can finish
its exercises faster than my classmates, and mixing chemicals in the chemistry lab.
6. They are living beings first and animals second.

7. Though targeting and tailoring these subsidies will be challenging, the government
could consider a subsidy that is linked to some performance, either exports or on
higher productivity growth.
8. Your housing costs include your mortgage payments, paying for property taxes and
maintenance, cleaning, furniture, and insurance.
9. Numerous species of fauna have fallen prey to not only poaching for commercial and
medicinal reasons but also to deforestation.
10. To remain in the race of technological advancement, it is important for the
government to provide affordable and accessible internet service, provide access to
electronic payment systems, develop human capital, and control misuse of technology.

III. Put the verbs into the correct tense (present simple OR present continuous)
Harold Black's a famous pianist. He________________(1: give) two or three concerts
every week. He ________________(2: travel) a lot and this week he's in New York.
He________________(3: stay) at an expensive hotel. He's at his hotel now.
He________________(4: have) his breakfast in the dining−room.
He________________(5: drink) a cup of coffee and he________________(6: read) a
newspaper. Harold's always very busy. He________________(7: play) the piano
regularly. He________________(8: practise) for four hours every day.
He________________(9: go) to bed late and he always ________________(10: get up)
early. But he sometimes________________(11: get) dressed too quickly, and this
morning he________________(12: wear) one blue sock and one red one!

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