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#1 Agreement
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
THROUGH THE ELIMINATION OF
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Instructions:
Cross out the prepositional phrase(s) in order to determine
the appropriate subject and its corresponding verb. Circle
the correct verb.
Exercise 1:
1)
The cause of heartbeats (has, have) been a subject of
continuous inquiry in the scientific and medical
community.
2)
The heartbeat, as well as other factors, (cause,
causes) blood to flow throughout the body.
3)
H. Allen and others (has, have) shown that the control
of the nervous system is not linked to the beating of
the heart.
4)
The power of rhythmic contractions (belong, belongs)
to the cardiac muscle itself, unassisted by other
impulses.
5)
All strips of muscle in the heart (is, are) capable of
rhythmic action.
6)
The power to trigger contractions (differ, differs)
from part to part of the heart, however.
7)
The greatest centralization of energies, as in many
other organs and organisms, (is, are) located at the
top.
8)
The lesser energies of the heart (is, are) centered
toward the bottom.
9)
The number of beats of the heart per minute usually
(decline, declines) with age, from as much as 140 at
birth to 50 in an adult male.
10)
The sequence of events in a single heartbeat (is, are)
complex and well worth studying.