Last week at
english class, Miss Dini gave us exercise about Subject and verb agreement,
synonims of verbs and adverbs, and exercise in Teenage Depression.
Exercise: Subject
and Verb Agreement Exercise
Choose the
correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are)
at school.
Answer : Annie and her brother are at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is,
are) coming to the meeting.
Answer : Either my mother or my father is coming to the
meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are)
outside.
Answer : The dog or the cats are outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is,
are) always on the floor.
Answer : Either my shoes or your coat is always on the
floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't)
want to see that movie.
Answer : George and Tamara don’t want to see that
movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the
answer.
Answer : Benito doesn’t know tthe answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going
on a trip to France.
Answer : One of my sister is going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live,
lives) on my street.
Answer : The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9. The movie, including all the
previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
Answer : The movie, including all the previews takes about
two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to
win.
Answer : The players, as well as the captain, want to
win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
Answer : Either answer is acceptable.
12.
Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
Answer : Everyone of those books is fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
Answer : Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
Answer : Are the news on at five or six?
15.
Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's
favorite subject.
Answer : Mathematics is
John’s favorite subject, while Civis is Andrea’s favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
Answer : Eight dollar is the price of a movie these
days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
Answer : Are the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
Answer : Your pants are at the cleaner’s.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there
(is, are) only one left!
Answer : There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now
there is only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions
carefully.
Answer : The committee debates these questions
carefully.
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in
private.
Answer : The committee leads very different lives in
private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets,
greet) the press cordially.
Answer : The Prime Minister, together with his wife greets the
press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this
case.
Answer : All of the CDs, even the scratched one are in
the case.
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Grammar: Synonyms of
Verbs and Adverbs for Academic English
1. Verbs
- Obliterate
= Destroyed
- Severed
= Cut
- Conceive
= Create
- Tolerate
= Allow
- Ingest
= Consume
- Pacify
= Calm (Down)
- Calibrate
= Adjust
- Magnify
= Enlarge
- Incentivize
= Support
- Speculate
= Theorize
- Levitate
= Float
- Illustrate
= Exemplify
- Elucidate
= Clarify
- Impede
= Interfere
- Advocate
= Motivate
2. Adverbs
- Methodically
= Systematically
- Begrudgingly
= Resentfully
- Amicably
= Quietly
- Fiercely
= Severely
- Unintelligibly
= Unclearly
- Sporadically
= Occasionally
- Unequivocally
= Indisputably
- Zealously
= Eagerly
- Laboriously
= Painfully
- Earnestly
= Decisively
- Indisputably
= Indisputably
- Definitively
= Absolutely
- Faintly
= Weakly
- Discreetly
= Privately
EXERCISE IN TEENAGE DEPRESSION
1. Vocabulary
Match the words or phrases from the article with their definitions
1. Broken home : a family where the parents have separated
2. To snap at someone : to speak to someone angrily
3. To lose touch : to lose contac
4. To snap out of it : to recover quikly
5. To cope : to deal successfully with a situation
6. Blue : Unhappy (informal)
7. Help line : a telephone advice service
8. Self-injury : harm that you do to yourself deliberately
9. Counselor : a person professionally trained to talk to people about their
problems
2. Comprehension
According to the text, are the following sentences true or false?
1. Teenagers don’t want to become adults. (False)
2. Teenagers often don’t know how to get helps with their depression. (True)
3. Other people are usually the first to see that you are depression. (True)
4. A common symptom of teenage behavior is moody behavior. (True)
5. It’s easy to recover quikly from serious depression. (False)
6. Talking to a person who is depressed is a good way to help. (True)
7. Telephone help lines are private way to talk about your problems. (True)
8. Anyone can be counselor. (False)
9. Everyone feels miserable sometimes. (True