Compound Subjects

Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences.

For help with this exercise, see section 21c of Foundations First, Fifth Edition.

  1. Question

    My sister Nicole and her fiancé, Phil, ____________ southern Florida frequently.

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    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - My sister Nicole and her fiancé, Phil, ____________ southern Florida frequently.

  2. Question

    Usually, Nicole or he ____________ snorkeling in the coral reefs there.

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    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - Usually, Nicole or he ____________ snorkeling in the coral reefs there.

  3. Question

    Coral and sponges ____________in the tropical ocean water.

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    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - Coral and sponges ____________in the tropical ocean water.

  4. Question

    Plants and marine animals ____________important parts of an underwater ecosystem.

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    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - Plants and marine animals ____________important parts of an underwater ecosystem.

  5. Question

    Manatees or other sea creatures ____________close to Nicole and Phil on most of their snorkeling trips.

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    		B.
    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - Manatees or other sea creatures ____________close to Nicole and Phil on most of their snorkeling trips.

  6. Question

    Boat motors and polluted water ____________dangerous to manatees, the gentle marine mammals.

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    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - Boat motors and polluted water ____________dangerous to manatees, the gentle marine mammals.

  7. Question

    Scars or even an injured limb ____________many a manatee after a collision with a boat’s motor.

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    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - Scars or even an injured limb ____________many a manatee after a collision with a boat’s motor.

  8. Question

    Florida panthers and key deer ____________too often on highways in the Florida Keys.

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    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - Florida panthers and key deer ____________too often on highways in the Florida Keys.

  9. Question

    Meanwhile, Florida’s growing cities and towns____________to overtake the Florida panther’s habitat.

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    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - Meanwhile, Florida’s growing cities and towns____________to overtake the Florida panther’s habitat.

  10. Question

    Florida’s wildlife or tourism ____________bound to suffer, for both cannot be protected at the same time.

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    Compound Subjects: Select the correct verb to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences. - Florida’s wildlife or tourism ____________bound to suffer, for both cannot be protected at the same time.