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Pre-test 2. Subject-verb agreement
In each sentence, select the verb that agrees with the subject.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1
1 All of us ______ learned to write cursively.
 
has
have
End of Question 1


Question 2
2 However, none of us ______ expert at it.
 
are
is
End of Question 2


Question 3
3 Nothing ______ more important than size in evaluating the quality of cursive writing.
 
are
is
End of Question 3


Question 4
4 Some letters ______ maximum height.
 
use
uses
End of Question 4


Question 5
5 This group ______ all of the uppercase letters plus the lowercase letters b, f, h, k, and l.
 
include
includes
End of Question 5


Question 6
6 The largest group of letters ______ the shortest in height: a, c, e, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, x, and z.
 
is
are
End of Question 6


Question 7
7 All of the shortest letters ______ half the size of the tallest letters.
 
are
is
End of Question 7


Question 8
8 The intermediate group ______ d, i, and t.
 
includes
include
End of Question 8


Question 9
9 The letters in this group ______ three-fourths the height of the tallest letters.
 
are
is
End of Question 9


Question 10
10 A few letters, called descenders, ______ below the baseline: f, g, j, p, q, y, and z.
 
extends
extend
End of Question 10






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