SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE?

James

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Verbs in the following sentence are capitalized. Underline the simple subject (or simple subjects) of each verb, and edit the sentence to make the subject and verb agree. Keep all verbs in the present tense. Do not change the three correct sentences. Example:


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Many of the morals or wise sayings from fables HAS come a part of our language.
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1. Phrases like “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” is USED and UNDERSTOOD by many people.


2. The expression “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” COMES from one of Aesop’s fables.


3. A flock of sheep and hungry wolf IS the main characters in the story.


4. After killing a sheep for their supper, the shepherd and his helpers FORGETS about the skin from the sheep.


5. The wolf finding the discarded skin, COVER himself with it.


6. Joining the flock, he PRETENDS to be a mother looking for her lamb.


7. The flock ACCEPT him as a sheep.


8. Neither the sheep nor the shepherd NOTICE the wolf at first.


9. Daily luring a lamb from the flock, the wolf FEEDS himself very well for a while.


10. Everyone hearing the story UNDERSTAND its warning to beware of people pretending to be what they are not.
 
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