writingfirst6e

Verbs before Subjects

Verbs before Subjects

The following sentences are missing verbs. Select the answer choice that identifies the correct verb form AND the correct subject in parentheses.

For help with this exercise, see section 25g.

Question

1. There _______ about two billion coffee drinkers in the world.

is (agrees with world)

is (agrees with drinkers)

are (agrees with world)

are (agrees with drinkers)

Verbs before Subjects: The following sentences are missing verbs. Select the answer choice that identifies the correct verb form AND the correct subject in parentheses. - 1. There _______ about two billion coffee drinkers in the world.

Question

2. Where _______ coffee come from?

do (agrees with coffee)

do (agrees with come from)

does (agrees with come from)

does (agrees with coffee)

Verbs before Subjects: The following sentences are missing verbs. Select the answer choice that identifies the correct verb form AND the correct subject in parentheses. - 2. Where _______ coffee come from?

Question

3. There _______ a tropical coffee plant.

is (agrees with coffee)

is (agrees with plant)

are (agrees with coffee)

are (agrees with plant)

Verbs before Subjects: The following sentences are missing verbs. Select the answer choice that identifies the correct verb form AND the correct subject in parentheses. - 3. There _______ a tropical coffee plant.

Question

4. What _______ that got to do with the dark liquid in your cup?

has (agrees with that)

has (agrees with liquid)

have (agrees with that)

have (agrees with cup)

Verbs before Subjects: The following sentences are missing verbs. Select the answer choice that identifies the correct verb form AND the correct subject in parentheses. - 4. What _______ that got to do with the dark liquid in your cup?

Question

5. There _______ seeds inside the plant’s fruit.

are (agrees with seeds)

are (agrees with fruit)

is (agrees with seeds)

is (agrees with fruit)

Verbs before Subjects: The following sentences are missing verbs. Select the answer choice that identifies the correct verb form AND the correct subject in parentheses. - 5. There _______ seeds inside the plant’s fruit.