Directions
correct any errors in subject-verb agreement in the following sentences
by changing the verbs. do not change verbs that are correct. the first
sentence has been done for you.
say
1. the owner of the well and his lawyer says jack and jill were trespassing.
2. jack and jill testify that the well and the hill is unsafe.
3. jack and jill and their lawyer says the hill should be fenced off because it is
too dangerous.
4. then one lawyer or the other object, and the judge pounds his gavel to quiet
the courtroom.
5. jack or jill need to ask permission and to pay for each pailful of water next
time he or she goes to the well.
6. jack and jill say to forget it; they will drink bottled water.

Read the excerpt from muir's essay "calypso borealis" and answer the question. [5] how long i sat beside calypso i don't know. hunger and weariness vanished, and only after the sun was low in the west i splashed on through the swamp, strong and exhilarated as if never more to feel any mortal care. at length i saw maple woods on a hill and found a log house. i was gladly received. "where ha ye come fra? the swamp, that awfu' swamp. what were ye doin' there? " etc. "mony a puir body has been lost in that muckle, cauld, dreary bog and never been found." when i told her i had entered it in search of plants and had been in it all day, she wondered how plants could draw me to these awful places, and said, "it's god's mercy ye ever got out." examine the details muir includes in this paragraph. which statement accurately explains how muir's response to nature compares to the log house owner's response? he is enthusiastic and in awe while she is doubtful and fearful. muir cautiously admires whereas the lady shows religious dedication. the lady is more interested in the bog while muir is fascinated by plants. they both admire nature—its intense dangers and its true treasures.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. one shade the more, one ray the less, (“she walks in beauty”, line 7) this line connotes a. the woman’s hair b. balance c. paradox d. point of view

What word or words suggest they have a monotonous marriage? in the lamb to the slaughter