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Als Pass 25: Subject-Verb Agreement For Items No 1-20: Underline The Correct Form of Verb

This document contains a proficiency assessment supplementary sheet with questions testing subject-verb agreement. The questions cover identifying the correct verb form when subjects are singular or plural, as well as identifying figures of speech like similes, metaphors, personification and hyperbole in example sentences. The summary provides context on the document's content and purpose of assessing grammar and literary devices.

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Als Pass 25: Subject-Verb Agreement For Items No 1-20: Underline The Correct Form of Verb

This document contains a proficiency assessment supplementary sheet with questions testing subject-verb agreement. The questions cover identifying the correct verb form when subjects are singular or plural, as well as identifying figures of speech like similes, metaphors, personification and hyperbole in example sentences. The summary provides context on the document's content and purpose of assessing grammar and literary devices.

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P ROFICIENCY

A SSESSMENT
S UPPLEMENTARY
S HEET

ALS PASS 25
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

For Items no 1-20: Underline the correct form of verb.


1. The tables (was, were) loaded down with food during the holidays.
2. Several of the children (was, were) painting the wall with their fingers.
3. Some of the cake (was, were) left on the table.
4. Tilda (seems, seem) to think that Tom was not at home.
5. J.J. (is, are) the neighbor's really sweet dog.
6. Either trumpets or a flute (is,are) excitement in music.
7. Neither the lion tamer nor the clowns (is,are) signing any autographs tonight. 
8. The books and the magazine (is,are) placed on the table.
9. Gold coins and silver bars (was,were) found in the sunken pirate ship.
10. The Little Prince (is,are) one of my favorite books.
11. Bread and butter (is, are) daily food.
12. The famous singer and composer (has,have) arrived.
13. Neither his father nor his mother (play,plays) mah-jong.
14. None of my friends (was, were) there.
15. Gold, as well as platinum, (has,have) increased in price.
16. The boss, together with his colleagues, (has,have) been robbed by the robber.
17. Ten tons (is,are) a heavy load.
18. Fifty miles (is, are) a long distance.
19. The poor (is, are) suffering.
20. One of the most intelligent students who (is,are) under 18 (is,are) Peter.

For items no 21-30: Write the correct form of the verb.


21. Most of the milk _____ (has, have) gone bad. Six gallons of milk _______ (is, are) still in the
refrigerator.
22. Each student in this building __________ (hope,hopes) for a new facility by next year.
23. Politics __________ (is,are) sometimes a dirty business.
24. The price of these jeans (is,are) reasonable.
25. The books borrowed from the library (is,are) on my desk.
26. The boy who won the two medals (is,are) a friend of mine
27. The quality of candies (is,are) poor.
28. Collecting match-boxes (is,are) one of my favourite pastimes.
29. You should decide which one of the three choices A, B or C best (answer, answers) the
question.
30. One of the books (has,have)been missing.

For Items no. 31-45:


Identify what figure of speech is exemplified by the following sentences. Write the letter of the correct
answer.

A. hyperbole B. metaphor C. personification D. simile


31. He was as brave as a lion.
32. "All the world's a stageAnd all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and
their entrances;"
33. "Death lays its icy hands on kings."
34. "My love is like a red, red rose...“
35. The wind wrapped its icy fingers around my body.
36. Nature is patient
37. I ate a drum of sugar that is why I am diabetic.
38. I had so much homework last night that I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home!
39. The earth laughs beneath my heavy feet At the blasphemy in my old jangly walk
40. “Life is like a box of chocolates.”
41. “All the world’s a stage”
42. The camel is the ship of the desert.
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43. Pride goes forth on horseback, grand and gay.
44. Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears.
45. Death lays his icy hands on kings.

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