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IN-CLASS/HOMEWORK ACTIVITY: VERBS(Toast 25 Items) I….
IN-CLASS/HOMEWORK ACTIVITY: VERBS(Toast 25 Items)
I. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT – In the passage, do the following: HIGHLIGHT the verbs that agree with their subjects. To earn full credit, you must UNDERLINE ONLY THE “SIMPLE” SUBJECT(S) OF THE CORRECT VERBS. (14 Items)
?The things we say at the table, such as when we give a toast or say grace, (has/have) originated from sources that often (do/does) not seem obvious today. For instance, anyone who (has/have) drunk a toast to a friend might have wondered why a slice of cooked bread was not involved. The idea of drinking to the health of people (was/were) started by the Greeks in about the sixth century. The purpose of this custom was to assure people that the food and wine (was/were) not poisoned. The practice of putting poison in drinks in those days (was/were) a good way to get rid of enemies or avoid divorce. As a result, the host would drink the wine first and raise his glass to satisfy his guests of its safety. The use of the word “toasts” for this practice (come/comes)from the Roman custom of dropping a piece of burnt bread into a glass of wine. That practice continued into Shakespeare’s time. A character in one of his plays (ask/asks) the host to put a piece of toast in the wine. Researchers now believe that pieces of burnt toast (was/were) used to make the drink mellower because of their charcoal content. Finally, saying “grace,” the tradition of saying a prayer before meals, (has/have) not come to us as a need to give thanksgiving for the food. A member of early nomadic tribes (was/were) not always sure of the safety of the food he or she found. Numerous accounts from the Middle East and Africa (tell/tells) us that people used to offer sacrifice to the gods before meals because of the fear of poisoning. The food we eat today, grown by farmers and often inspected by the government, (has/have) become safer. Now, people sitting down to a meal of good, safe food often (offer/offers) a prayer of thanksgiving.
II.?Edit the sentences below to eliminate verb form errors related to past tense and past participle forms of verbs. Type/write the revised version of the entire sentence reflecting the correct verb forms on the Revision space provided. If a sentence does not contain an error, write Correct. (11 Items)
NOTE: Do not change verb tenses, including adding or deleting helping verbs. The appropriate tense is already implied in the sentence.
1. When he crashed his car into his neighbor’s house, John was shook up.
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2. Nowhere else have I ever met such wonderful colleagues.
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3. Before we could find our seats, the theater darkened and the opening credits begun to roll.
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4. Since 2004, Alexander has lead his basketball team to victory.
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5. As I laid on the operating table, I could hear the beating of my heart.
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6. After a day on the noisy construction site, Sam’s ears rung for hours with a steady hum.
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7. No matter how much lemonade the budding entrepreneur made, she knew it would be drank.
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8. After Max confessed, the committee decided he should be hung for his crime.
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9. Tomas reached for the pen, signed the title page of his novel, and then laid the book on the table for the first customer in line.
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10. The students were punish by the principal before they were given a chance to explain.
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11. Prehistoric people blowed paint over their outstretched hands to stencil their handprints on cave walls.
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