Subject-Verb Agreement with Intervening Prepositional Phrase

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Subject-Verb Agreement with an Intervening Prepositional Phrase follows:

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B. subject + prepositional phrase + verb

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All employees at the store are in blue shirts and khakis.

Back

are wearing

Front

Sounds of distant music float through the air.

Back

A. No Change

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Orion's Belt is called.

Back

is called

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Pecan tree leaves turning bright bronze and yellow.

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D. are turning

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Secrets of the oceans remain undiscovered.

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have

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Subject of the sentence: A box of warm sweaters was delivered to the women’s shelter.

Back

B. box

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Object of the preposition in: 'The view of the mountains was spoiled by the building.'

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C. mountains

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Identify the verb: The blue area on the map indicates water.

Back

indicates

Front

Identify the object of the preposition in: Cars driving through the dark tunnel are turning on their bright lights.

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through the dark tunnel