Samantha Lynch
ENGL 1301
Lesson 3
Assignment Exercises
Exercise 40.1
Identify the appropriate verb form in each of the following sentences.
1. Soldiers who are injured while fighting for their country (deserves/deserve) complete medical
coverage.
2. The dog, followed by his owner, (races/race) wildly down the street every afternoon.
3. Just when I think I can go home, another pile of invoices (appears/ appear) on my desk.
4. The pattern of secrecy and lies (needs/need) to stop in order for counseling to be successful.
5. A substance abuser often (hides/hide) the truth to cover up his or her addiction.
6. The police chief, in addition to several soldiers and two civilians (was/were) injured in the
explosion.
7. Garlic’s therapeutic value as well as its flavor (comes/come) from sulfur compounds.
8. The fiber content of cereal (contributes/contribute) to its nutritional value.
9. The graphics on this computer game often (causes/cause) my system to crash.
10. Current research on AIDS, in spite of the best efforts of hundreds of scientists, (leaves/leave)
serious questions unanswered.
Exercise 42.2
Revise each of the following sentences to use modifiers correctly, clearly, and effectively. Many of the
sentences can be revised in more than one way.
Original:
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10. Alicia speaks both Russian and German, but she speaks Russian best.
The summer are more rainer in New York than they are in Seattle.
He glanced at the menu and ordered the expansivest wine on the list.
Most of the ederly are women because women tend to live longer.
Minneapolis is the largest of the Twin Cities.
She came up with the most silliest plan for revenge.
Other theater company has produced several of the famousest classical Greek plays.
The student cafeteria is operated by a college food service system chain.
It is safer to jog in daylight.
Evan argued the subtitled films are boringer to watch than films dubbed in English. Revised: 11.
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20. Alicia speaks Russian and German, but she speaks Russian the best.
In the summer, it rains more in New York than in Seattle.
He glanced at the menu and ordered the most expensive wine on the list.
Most women who are elderly because women tend to live longer.
The largest of the Twin Cities is Minneapolis.
She came up with the silliest plan for revenge.
Our theater company has produced several of the most famous classical Greek plays.
The student cafeteria is operated by a college food service system chain.
It is safer to jog in daylight.
Evan argued that subtitled films are not as interesting to watch as films dubbed in English.

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