Exercise 3 Identifying the Subjects and Verbs Write the subject and verb for each sentence. Underline the subject once and its verb twice. If they agree, write correct. If they do not agree, correct the verb 1. These lines of the poem describes the city of Chicago. 2. Here is the phrase "Hog butcher of the world." 3. Does it introduce a certain viewpoint? 4. A list of adjectives are in another line. 5. Sandburg, with a few words, show us the city. 6. There are longer phrases after the introduction. 7. A string of verbs appear among the long phrases. 8. Another nickname for Chicago is City of Big Shoulders. 9. Sandburg's reputation as the Chicago poet come from these lines.

Derek's mother had a busy day ahead of her. she asked derek to by going to the store and buying groceries. "we need bread, milk, cheese and other things," she said. "don't forget to take the list. i know how forgetful you are." derek agreed to do the shopping, but after his mother left, he quickly forgot about his promise. several hours later, he remembered. he ran out the door and headed to the store. he forgot to take the shopping list. when he returned home, derek unloaded the groceries. he had carefully packed the dairy products and vegetables in one bag. the bread and canned goods were packed in the other. he reached into the first bag and took out beans, broccoli, butter and cheese. he put them neatly into the refrigerator. then he put away the bread and soup. when his mother came home, she opened the refrigerator and frowned. 1 select the correct answer. read the passage. then choose the best prediction of what will happen next. a. derek's mother tells him that he forgot to buy milk. b. derek's mother tells him he bought the wrong kind of milk. c. derek's mother tells him that she bought the milk.