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Direction. Choose and underline the appropriate verb in each sentence.

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win. 11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.

16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is, are) only one left!

20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

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. In the following paragraph there are fourteen words ending with -ible or -able, some of which are
misspelled Read the paragraph, locate the misspelled words and write the correct spellings in the space
provided below the paragraph.


Most people thought that Michael, an eligable bachelor, was an adorable, personible man Mattie, however,
found him detestable Some time ago, Michael promised to take Mattie to a fashionible restaurant for a
remarkable dinner. As hortable as it sounds, Michael took Mattie to the local McDonald's Most of the food
there was either inedable or undigestable. Mattie was as irritable as possable when she told her roommates
about her terrible date. "Whoever finally marries that contemptable Michael," Mattie said, "is certainly not
going to be in an enviable position".

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