Verbs before Subjects

For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb.

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

  1. Question

    There (is, are) more boys than girls with Asperger’s syndrome.

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - There (is, are) more boys than girls with Asperger’s syndrome.

  2. Question

    What (is, are) the symptoms of this condition?

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - What (is, are) the symptoms of this condition?

  3. Question

    There (is, are) often an obsession with some subject.

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - There (is, are) often an obsession with some subject.

  4. Question

    There (was, were) a boy in my kindergarten class fascinated by U.S. presidents.

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - There (was, were) a boy in my kindergarten class fascinated by U.S. presidents.

  5. Question

    There (was, were) few other five-year-olds with such interests.

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - There (was, were) few other five-year-olds with such interests.

  6. Question

    There (has, have) been children obsessed with religion, too.

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - There (has, have) been children obsessed with religion, too.

  7. Question

    How (does, do) parents cope with this syndrome?

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - How (does, do) parents cope with this syndrome?

  8. Question

    There (is, are) agreement among experts about the benefits of therapy.

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - There (is, are) agreement among experts about the benefits of therapy.

  9. Question

    What (is, are) the prospects for a child with Asperger’s syndrome?

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - What (is, are) the prospects for a child with Asperger’s syndrome?

  10. Question

    There (is, are) hope for a relatively normal life.

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    Verbs before Subjects: For each sentence, choose the answer that correctly identifies the subject and then selects the correct corresponding verb form. Answers will appear as follows: subject/verb. - There (is, are) hope for a relatively normal life.