Are these correctly answered?-
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence:
1.Painting the door in the storage area were Lizzie and ______
A.she
B.her
C.them
D.me
A
2.Each of the boys had prepared _____ remarks well.
A.his
B.their
A
3.Carefully balanced on the arm of the chair _______ a stack of books.
A.was
B.were
B
4.Either two chairs or a small sofa ____ in this space.
A.fit
B.fits
A?
5.Just then, a flock of ducks ______ right in the swimming pool!
A.land
B.lands
A
6._____ $30 a lot to pay for a pair of socks?
A.Isn't
B.Aren't
B
Thanks!
-MC
1, 2, and 6 are correct.
Thanks
-MC
I respectfully disagree; I believe # 6 is also wrong. Thirty dollars, in my opinion, is considered singular. If we turn the question around and make it a statement, we get "Thirty dollars is a lot to pay for a pair of socks."
When I taught grammar, I taught the students to put parentheses around all prepositional phrases. That helps you find the verb, subject, and objects in a sentence.
For instance, # 3 --
Carefully balanced (on the arm) (of the chair) _______ a stack (of books).
This leaves Carefully balanced ____ a stack.
What is the subject of this verb? What should the verb be?
If you need help with prepositions and prepositional phrases, study these sites.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/prepositionalphrase.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/preposition.htm
Oh, you're right. 6 should be singular.
(too fast reading, again!)
Let's go through each question and explanation to see if the answers are correct:
1. The sentence is "Painting the door in the storage area were Lizzie and ______." The correct pronoun to complete the sentence is "she," so option A is correct.
2. The sentence is "Each of the boys had prepared _____ remarks well." The pronoun should agree with "boys," so the correct answer is "his," which is option A.
3. The sentence is "Carefully balanced on the arm of the chair _______ a stack of books." The subject of the sentence is "stack," which is singular, so the correct form of the verb is "was." Option A is correct.
4. The sentence is "Either two chairs or a small sofa ____ in this space." The correct form of the verb should match the singular noun "sofa," so the correct answer is "fits," which is option B.
5. The sentence is "Just then, a flock of ducks ______ right in the swimming pool!" The subject of the sentence is "flock," which is singular, so the correct form of the verb is "land." Option A is correct.
6. The sentence is "_____ $30 a lot to pay for a pair of socks?" The sentence should start with a question, so the correct option is "Isn't," which is option A.
Based on the explanations provided, the answers seem to be correct:
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. A