Choose the best answer:
1.The number of spurs ( 'is', 'are', 'am') not identifiable.
Answer:
are
2. One of the injection sites on the biceps ( seem, seems, seeming) inflamed.
ANSWER: seems
3. Digital examination of the lungs ( reveals, reveal, revealing) consistent pink tissue.
Answer: reveals
4. The patient's family is less agreeable than ( she, her, them).
Answer: her
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1. number is (spurs are) but here the subject is "number"
4. she (than she is)
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1. Incorrect.
The subject, "number," is singular, so the verb is "is."
Note that "spurs" can't be the subject because it's in a prepositional phrase (of spurs.)
2. Correct.
3. Correct.
4. Incorrect.
This is tricky -- but in this construction, what you mean is: ". . . less agreeable than she is."
The correct answers are as follows:
1. The number of spurs **is** not identifiable.
Explanation: In this sentence, the subject is "number," which is a singular noun. Therefore, the verb should also be singular, so we use "is."
2. One of the injection sites on the biceps **seems** inflamed.
Explanation: The subject of the sentence is "one," which is singular. Therefore, we use the singular verb form "seems."
3. Digital examination of the lungs **reveals** consistent pink tissue.
Explanation: The subject of the sentence is "digital examination," which is singular. Therefore, we use the singular verb form "reveals."
4. The patient's family is less agreeable than **her**.
Explanation: In this sentence, we are comparing the patient's family with a female pronoun "her." Since we are comparing the family with the pronoun "her," we use the possessive adjective "her."
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