188 Structure Exercise $20 Physics provide an important background to the study of engineering, On old sailing vessels, neither the crew nor the captain was immune to scurvy. ___ Nowadays, crossing Puget Sound in ferries are fast and convenient. _____ Fach river and ravine create an obstacle in the cross-country race. ____ The USS. president, together with cabinet members, exercise executive power. Four weeks is the amount of time concrete takes to reach its full strength. PI aAAA YL Metaphor and simile in literature reveals truth by suggesting new connections between disparate images. Extended practice: Correct the sentences in the preceding exercise that have subject-verb agreement errors. Choosing the correct subject Alll of the following statements need a subject. Circle the letter of the correct subject from the four possible choices. Example are becoming endangered because their natural habitat is being lost. (A) That animals Animals (©) Tobe animals (D) Being animals ‘You should circle (B) because the sentence needs a simple subject that agrees with the plural verb. 1 takes eight years after sowing. (A) The nutmeg yields fruit (B) That the nutmeg yields fruit (©) For the nutmeg to yield fruit (D) To the nutmeg’s yielding fruit 2» has been used as a perfume for centuries. (A) To use lavender (B) That the lavender (©) Lavender (D) For the lavender 3. shortens and thickens the muscles on cither side of the jaw. (A) The teeth clenching (B) Clenching the teeth (C) That clenching the teeth (D) The teeth clenched 4. Even though 26 percent of California residents do not speak English in their homes, only do not speak English at all. (A) that 6 percent of them (B) those of the 6 percent (C) tothe 6 percent of them (D) 6 percent of themExercise S21 ‘Structure 5 started as a modern sport in India at the same time that it did in Europe. (A) To ski (B) That skiing ©) Ski (D) Skiing 6. ‘was caused by a cow’s kicking over a lantern has been told to American schoolchildren for several generations. (A) That the Great Chicago Fire (B) The Great Chicago Fire (C) To bum in the Great Chicago Fire (D) Burning in the Great Chicago Fire 7. are effective means of communication. (A) Theater, music, dance, folk tales, and puppetry (B) That theater, music, dance, folk tales, and puppetry (C) To use theater, music, dance, folk tales, and puppetry (D) Using theater, music, dance, folk tales, and puppetry 8. When China's dramatic economic reforms began to encourage private enterprise, began to set up a variety of businesses immediately. (A). that entrepreneurs (B) to be an entrepreneur (C) entrepreneur (D) entrepreneurs are worthy of protection moved English Heritage historians into action against developers. (A) Some buildings in and around Fleet Street (B) That some buildings in and around Fleet Street (C) Some buildings that are in and around Fleet Street (D) To build in and around Fleet Street 10. makes the mountain-patrol team’s job interesting and fulfilling. (A) Climbers and trekkers in distress are assisted (B) Assisting climbers and trekkers in distress (C) Assistance is given to climbers and trekkers that are in distress (D) Climbers and trekkers in distress Understanding “it” If the underlined “it” refers to another word in the passage, write the word it refers to. If the underlined “it” does not refer to another word in the passage, write its accompanying adjective or noun, Examples I went into the dark house. It was very difficult to see anything. difficult: | started a fire in the fireplace. It was burning slowly. fire In the first passage, “it” does not refer to another word; therefore, you should write the accompanying adjective “difficult” in the blank. In the second passage, “it” refers to the noun “fire”; therefore, you should write “fire” in the blank. 189