Lesson 1: Correct Use of Verbs "Tomatoes"

Carefully reread sentence 2.

"In earlier times, some people feared that tomatoes were poisonous and would not eat them."

Which word is an irregular verb?

• earlier

• feared

• were

• not

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 3?

• Change is grown to are grown

• Change is eaten to are eaten

• Change enjoyed to enjoys

• No change is needed in sentence 3.

What change is needed in sentence 5?

• Change likes to like

• Change sprinkle to sprinkles

• Change put to puts

• No change is needed in sentence 5.

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 6?

• Change chop to chops

• Change put to puts

• Change put to is putting

• No change is needed in sentence 6.

What is the correct way to write sentence 7?

• Both my mother and my two grandmothers dice them up and mix them with other vegetables then they make salsa.

• Both my mother and my two grandmothers dice them up and mix them with other vegetables, and then they make salsa.

• Both my mother and my two grandmothers dice them up and mix them with other vegetables and then they make salsa.

• Both my mother and my two grandmothers dice them up. And mix them with other vegetables then they make salsa.

What change, if any, is needed in sentence 8?

• Change get to gets

• Change think to thinks

• Change is to are

• No change is needed in sentences 8.

Carefully reread sentence 9.

"Can even have a nonfood use."

What is the BEST word to add to make it a complete sentence?

• Tomato

• Tomatoes

• Helpful

• Useful

What change is needed in sentence 10?

• Change gets to get

• Change hold to holds

• Change pour to pours

• No change needs to be made in sentence 10.

How should sentence 12 be changed?

• Change are to is

• Change needs to need

• Change thrive to thrives

• No change is needed in sentence 12.

What is the correct way to write sentece 13 in the past tense?

• Whether you buyed your tomatoes or grew the yourself, enjoy eating them.

• Whether you buyed your tomatoes or growed them yourself, enjoy eating them.

• Whether you bought your tomatoes or grew the yourself, enjoy eating them.

• None of these.