AnswersGA-Literature and Composition III APronoun Agreement and Reference

Writing Workshop: Exploring Argument Answers

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Which best describes a rule for subject-verb agreement?

A
Phrases or clauses should never separate subjects and verbs.
B
Compound subjects joined by “and” are never plural.
C
Singular subjects have singular verbs.
D
Plural subjects can have singular or plural verbs.
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Which sentence has a pronoun usage error?

A
Thomas was supposed to pick me up, but he’s late.
B
She drove herself to the performance, but left early.
C
The judges showed their scoresheets to the contestants.
D
The audience left its seats after curtain call.
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Read the paragraph. [1] Ji-yoo is brainstorming topics for a term paper for her history class. [2] Although she wants to get started as soon as possible, she also wants to choose a subject she’s passionate about. [3] She’s strongly considering writing about Sally Ride, because he was the first woman from the United States to go to space. [4] Ji-yoo might also write about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to fly a plane, but that would require more background research. [5] If she decides to write about Marie Curie, she could use the research she did for a project about radiation for Chemistry class. [6] Some options is better than others, but by choosing carefully in advance, Ji-yoo thinks she’ll get a better grade in the end. Which sentences have errors?

A
sentence 2
B
sentence 3
C
sentences 4 and 5
D
sentences 3 and 6
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Read the paragraph.[1] Alejandro’s guidance counselor is helping him plan his schedule for next year. [2] She suggests that he take AP Chemistry and AP French to improve his chances of getting into college. [3] Neither he nor his parents think he’ll have time to do the work for both courses. [4] Each of the teachers teach in a different way.Which sentence has an indefinite-pronoun verb agreement error?

A
sentence 1
B
sentence 2
C
sentence 3
D
sentence 4
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Read the sentence. The dogs or the cat are responsible for the mess.Which sentence best revises the subject-verb agreement error in the sentence?

A
The dogs or the cats is responsible for the mess.
B
The dogs or the cat is responsible for the mess.
C
The dogs and the cats are responsible for the mess.
D
The dogs or the cats is responsible for the messess.
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Which sentence has a pronoun usage error?

A
Thomas was supposed to pick me up, but he’s late.
B
She drove herself to the performance, but left early.
C
The judges showed their scoresheets to the contestants.
D
The audience left its seats after curtain call.

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