E. L. Konigsburg - Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs - Verbs

Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

E. L. Konigsburg
Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs
Verbs

E. L. Konigsburg is the author of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frank-weiler. What do the initials E. L. stand for?

To answer the question, complete each sentence below with the correct present-tense form of the verb. Choose your answers from the verbs after each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. The first letter of the author’s name is given.

1. Many authors _____ initials instead of their full names.

N. use

S. uses

2. Instead of their own name, some writers _____ “pen” names.

O. choose

I. chooses

3. They _____ stories under a name other than their own.

A. write

M. writes

4. I _____ at least one novel every two weeks.

L. read

E. reads

5. My best friend Leandra _____ a novel every week.

O. finish

I. finishes

6. Leandra _____ to a book club.

E. belong

B. belongs

7. She and I _____ the best stories.

L. discuss

W. discusses

8. My mother _____ me about some of her favorite books.

J. tell

L. tells

9. She _____ books from the library.

J. borrow

E. borrows

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