Grammer Homework2

Circle the verb and underline the subject, see if the subject and verb are in agreement. If the sentence is a fragment or if the sentence has error in subject verb agreement then rewrite it.
1)The traveling salesman was dismayed to learn that neither his sons or his daughter were
interested in moving.
2)I was so thirsty that either of the two drinks were fine with me.
3)A venomous snake designated the emblem of the rebellion by the insurgency.
4)A number of players on the team have improved since last season.
5)Jack, along with some of his closest friends, is sharing a limo to the prom.
6)The recent string of burglaries, in addition to poor building maintenances, have inspired the
outspoken resident to call a tenants meeting.
7)There is, according to my doctor, many courses of treatment available to me.
8)After all the gardening we did, the sun shining on the flowerbeds make a beautiful sight.
9)The placement of the unusual artwork in the mansion’s various rooms was impressive.
10)A new textbook focused on recent advances in artificial intelligence assigned by our
instructor.
11)Just around the corner is a fantastic bakery and a small supermarket.
12)Planting all these seeds is more involved than I thought.
13)Whoever rented these movies has to take them back before midnight
14)Tired of practicing, the orchestra decided to walk out on their astonished conductor.
15)The proliferation of computer games designed to involve many players at once were first
developed before the widespread availability of high-speed internet connections.
Circle the parallelism markers and place brackets around each set of parallel elements. Rewrite the sentence with parallelism errors.
1)Researchers have found a correlation between exercise and earning good grades.
2)Although we were sitting in the bleachers, the baseball game was as exciting to us as the
people sitting behind home plate.
3)Many teachers choose to seek employment in the suburbs rather than facing low salaries in
the city.
4)A good night’s sleep not only gives your body a chance to rest, but also energizing you for the
following day.
5)The joint business venture will increase employee satisfaction and be improving relations
between upper management and staff.
6)The museum displays the work of a wide variety of artists, from those who are
world-renowned to who are virtually unknown.
7)We were dismayed to learn that our neighbors were untidy, disagreeable, and they were
uninterested to make new friends.
8)The students did poorly on the test more because they had not studied than the material was
difficult.
9)The blizzard deposited more than a foot of snow on the train tracks, prompted the transit
authority to shut down services temporarily, and causing discontent among commuters who were left stranded for hours.
10)The experience we have when children influence our behavior in adulthood.
11)The band chosen for the annual spring concert appealed to both the student body as well as
the administration.
12)Tobacco companies shaken by a string of legal setbacks in the United States, but which retain
strong growth prospects in the developing world, face an uncertain future.
13)V oters want to elect a president who genuinely cares about health care, the environment, the
travails of ordinary men and women, has the experience, wisdom, and strength of character required for the job.
14)The consultant is looking for a café where there are comfortable chairs and that provides free
internet access.
15)Dr. Crock’s claims have been not corroborated by other scientists or published in a prestigious
journal but have nonetheless garnered a great deal of attention from the public.。