FINAL ACTIVITY NO. 3 - SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

1.Proverbs _____ brief instructive expressions that suggest a specific action, behavior or judgment.

• is

• are

• was

• were

They _____ norms, impart a lesson or emphasize traditions and beliefs in a community.

• prescribes

• prescribe

• prescribed

• prescribing

1. “A good thing is all the sweeter when won with pain.” _____ example of a proverb.

• is

• are

• was

• were

Proverbs _____ brief instructive expressions that _____ a specific action, behaviour, or judgement.

• Is, suggests

• are, suggests

• is, suggest

• are, suggest

“He who _____ a question is a fool for five minutes: he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.” are Chinese proverb.

• ask

• asks

• asking

• asked

Folk literature ______ of the rich beliefs, songs, sayings, and tales of how things began or why events happened.

• consist

• consists

• consisting

• consisted

Proverbs _____ many things about our culture and identity

• reflect

• reflects

• reflected

• reflecting

He who _____ not love the national language is worse than a smelly fish.

• doesn't

• do

• didn't

• does

Spanish missionaries ______ found to have translated such proverbs and other oral expressions in Spanish.

• was

• wasn't

• were

• weren't

The translations of folk literature _____ us overcome difficulties in understanding

• help

• helped

• helping

• helps