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6. A program about new technology airs on television tonight.
7. The message throughout all the speeches was to take responsibility for one’s actions.
8. Letters to the editor appear daily in nearly every newspaper.
9. A bill regarding hazardous wastes sit in a committee.
10. Weeds near the lake ruins the view.
11. The crowd outside these two movie theaters grows larger every evening.
12. A speech for the bride and groom come from the best man.
13. The wait, pending the conclusion of both investigations, feels endless.
14. The locks on this door are easy to operate.
15. A traffic light in front of steady streams of traffic keep the movement of vehicles
under control.
16. The sidewalk around these parks need to be replaced.
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 Exercise 2
Draw two lines under the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject.
Jewels like that sapphire (fills, fill) the store window.
1. Directions to Atlanta (is, are) available at the information desk.
2. Apple pie with vanilla ice cream (appears, appear) to be today’s dessert special.
3. Bouquets of white orchids (decorates, decorate) each table.
4. The song after this one always (soothes, soothe) Kelly’s nerves.
5. Louis instead of Carl (plays, play) the role of the “ragpicker” during the matinees.