"Von Arden,noun having fallenpart. intoprep. aart. veryadv. unquietadj. slumber,noun dreamedverb thatconj. hepers pro. wasverb anart. agedadj. mannoun whorel. pro. stoodverb besideprep. aart. window."noun
[59. EXERCISE IN GRAMMAR]
[A. Case of Pronouns]
Determine the correct form of the pronoun.
- It is (I, me).
- No one knows better than (she, her).
- Then came the whistle for Gerald and (I, me).
- It was (they, them).
- Alice can drive a car as well as (he, him).
- It was (she, her) (who, whom) you saw on the car.
- John, you may go with Dan and (I, me).
- If I were (she, her), I could not think of accepting the questionable honor.
- One evening four of (we, us) girls decided to go to the theater.
- Others are older than (we, us).
- (Who, Whom) do you imagine will be our next president?
- He does not approve of (our, us) walking on the grass.
- Counsel will be given to (they, them) who ask for it.
- That seems strange to you and (I, me).
- Her mother has more regular features than (she, her).
- Women (who, whom) some people would call "quiet" are often the wisest.
- Between you and (I, me), I'm hungry.
- The thought of (it, its) coming by parcel post never entered my mind.
- He never discovered (who, whom) his enemy was.
- In case of a fumble, the ball is given to (whoever, whomever) recovers it.
[B. Agreement]
Determine the correct form of the verb.
- He (don't, doesn't) care for music.
- The swimming, boating, and fishing (is, are) good.
- Each one of the two hands of the clock (is, are) made of gold.
- The ore is sorted and the cars having good ore (is, are) hauled to the smelter.
- A deck of ordinary playing cards consisting of fifty-two cards (is, are) used.
- It is safe to say that only one out of every ten of the great number of students (realizes, realize) the value of economy.
- In spite of all obstacles, the construction of the three hundred trestles and the twenty scaffolds (was, were) completed.
- Some nights may seem still, yet there (is, are) always noises.
- The exact meaning of such words as inspiration, prophecy, and orthodox (puzzles, puzzle) laymen.
- Hard roads (is, are) an important matter to all country people.
- There (has, have) been many lives lost in Arctic exploration.
- Personal gifts inspired by good will and directed by careful thought (is, are) the very best kind of charity.
- In Lincoln's replies to Douglas there (is, are) no flights or oratory.
- The conciseness of these lines (is, are) to be admired.
- A constant stream of wagons and horses (was, were) passing as the circus was unloaded.
- Nevertheless there (exists, exist) a certain class of students who are socially submerged.
- She (doesn't, don't) care for olives.
- "Current Events" (is, are) a very useful department of this magazine.
- No people (lives, live) in that house.
- The corporal, together with two other members of the patrol, (was, were) captured by the enemy.
[C. Shall and Will, Should and Would]
Determine the correct form of the verb.