Verbals, Verb Tense Consistency, and Subject/ Verb Agreement

How is to disturb or be damaging to correctly written?

As our tour continued, Dr. Spock reminded us not

to disturb or be damaging to the alien environment.

• A. to be disturbing or to damage

• B. to disturb or damaging

• C. to disturb or damage

• D. As it is

In this sentence, how is respond correctly written?

If each of Mrs. Carter's former students respond to this request, the volume of gifts presented to her will be large, but she deserves nothing less.

• responding

• responds

• do respond

• as it is

How should the underlined portion best be revised?

Finishing all of my homework by eight o'clock, I watched a movie and talk with my friend the rest of the evening.

• watched a movie and talks

• watch a movie and to talk

• watched a movie and talked

• watched a movie, and talked

Either my jacket or your shoes ______ always on the floor.

• is

• are

All of the tapes, even the blank one, ___________ to be rewound.

• need

• needs

While my son was doing his homework, my husband _____ up the kitchen after dinner.

• was cleaning

• had cleaned

• had cleaning

• will clean

The man with all the birds ________ down the street

• live

• lives

How is 'To stare' correctly written.

To stare at the items on the sales rack, Jill could not make a quick decision.

• Starring

• stared

• staring

• as it is

How are the two underlined portions correctly written?

Creek Indians in America prized kettle-shaped gourds as bird feeders. These cozy homes attracted birds that devoured insects, therefore protecting the crops. Many cultures have appreciated gourds for their natural musical properties. A unique orchestra recorded music played most exclusively on gourds.

• have appreciated, exclusively

• appreciated, exclusively

• appreciate, exclusively

• as they are

How are the underlined portions of this sentence correctly written?

Gravity is a law of nature ; consequently, people fall down stairs, objects glide toward the center of the Earth, and our water and the atmosphere remains out of space.

• , consequently, ... falls... glides... remains

• : consequently, ... falling ... to glide ... remaining

• ; consequently, ... fall ... glide ... remain

• as it is