UNIT 5

Chapter 2: Subject-Verb Agreement

Activity 1 on Words Between Subject and Verb (350)
1. Some members of the parents’ association want to ban certain books from
the school library.
2. Chung’s trench coat, with its big lapels and shoulder flaps, makes him
feel like a tough private eye.
3. Misconceptions about apes like the gorilla have turned a relatively
peaceful animal into a terrifying monster.
4. The rising cost of necessities like food and shelter forces many elderly
people to live in poverty.
5. In my opinion, a few slices of pepperoni pizza make a great evening.

Activity 2 on Verb Before Subject (351) Activity 3 on Compound Subjects (352)

1. are 1. sit
2. are 2. cover
3. do 3. knows
4. were 4. were
5. was 5. smell

Activity 4 on Indefinite Pronouns (352–353)

1. suits
2. mentions
3. are
4. enters
5. falls

Review Test 1 (353)

1. are 6. damages
2. was 7. was
3. seem 8. makes
4. are 9. clean
5. contains 10. is
Review Test 2 (353–354)

is are 1. Martha and her mother

look looks 2. Neither
was were 3. Three goats, a potbellied pig, and a duck
looks look 4. balls
is are 5. low-calorie cola and the double-chocolate cake
interfere interferes 6. odor
are is 7. One
is are 8. gum and some tape
begin begins 9. person
have has 10. Each

Review Test 3 (354)

Note: Answers will vary. Subjects for sentences 1, 2, 3 and 4 are underlined below.

1. The magazines under my roommate’s bed . . .

2. The car with the purple fenders . . .
3. My boss and her secretary . . .
4. Neither of the football players . . .

Chapter 3: Pronoun Agreement and Reference

Activity 1 on Pronoun Agreement (356–357)

1. they
2. them
3. they
4. their
5. it

Activity 2 on Indefinite Pronouns (358)

1. her
 2. he
3. its
4. his or her
5. him

Activity 3 on Pronoun Reference (359)

Note: The rewritten part of each sentence is underlined. Corrections may vary
slightly.

1. Dad spent all morning fishing but didn’t catch a single fish.
2. At the fast-food restaurant, the waiters give you free glasses with your soft
drinks.
3. Ruth told Denise, “My bouts of depression are becoming serious.”
Or: Ruth told Denise, “Your bouts of depression are becoming
serious.”
4. Dipping her spoon into the pot of simmering spaghetti sauce, Helen
felt the spoon slip out of her hand.
5. Pete visited the tutoring center because its staff can help him with his
economics course.
Review Test 1 (359–360)

1. her
2. the shop employees
3. his
4. the subject
5. he or she

Review Test 2 (360)

1. their his or her b.

2. they the players a.
3. he they b.
4. their her b.
5.they the owners a.