Subject/Verb Agreement w/ Intervening Prepositional Phrases

The rain forest ecosystem, to biologists, (____) the source of much diversity.

• is

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

The number of tree species (____) to be about 3,000.

• is estimated

• are estimated

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

The rain forest, with complex food chains, (_____) nutrients constantly.

• recycle

• recycles

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Plant matter from different species (____) quickly and is reused as food.

• decays

• decay

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The mammals of a rain forest (_____) leopards, jaguars, bats, and different monkeys.

• includes

• include

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F

An explorer of rain forests also (____) at the wide variety of colorful birds.

• thrills

• thrill

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

The animals on the rain forest floor (_____) far fewer than those that live in the trees.

• numbers

• number

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Some visitors on a search for new healing substances (____) at medicinal plants.

• look

• looks

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Businesses of every kind (____) many acres each day.

• destroys

• destroy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Many groups with an interest in the rain forest (___) hard to preserve this treasure.

• work

• works

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1F