Grammar and Language Workbook

4. If the traveler intends to stay in more than one city, additional reservations 
[
necessary. (be)
5. Sometimes travelers 
[
the knowledge or skill to get the best
accommodations. (lack)
6. This is one of the reasons many persons 
[
travel agencies. (use)
7. A travel agent 
[
everything, often arranging for the best rates
available. (schedule)
8. Even so, many decisions 
[
to be made by the individual who is taking the
trip. (need)
9. How one travels 
[
his or her enjoyment of the vacation. (affect)
10. Careful plans 
[
to fun trips. (lead )

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Lesson 45
Subject-Verb Agreement and Intervening 
Prepositional Phrases
The subject of a sentence never appears within a prepositional phrase. Be sure that the
verb agrees with the actual subject of the sentence and not with the object of a preposition.
The gifts on the table are for Maria.
In the sentence above, the verb are agrees with the subject, gifts, not the object of the
preposition table.
 Exercise 1 
Place a check (
✔) in the blank in front of each sentence in which the subject and
verb agree.
✔
The flowers in Tammy’s garden bloom each spring.
1. The suitcase under my bed is filled with old clothes.
2. A student ahead of Rodney announce today’s lunch choices.
3. Celebrations during the holiday includes caroling, exchanging gifts, and sharing meals
with friends.
4. The trinket inside the box is a silver locket.
5. The building opposite this one contain a superb library.