Asked by Tom

Choosing verbs that agree in Number with Their Subjects:

1. Almost everybody (has,have) played games that originated in faraway places.
MY ANSWER: HAVE

2. Few of these games (is,are) difficult to play. MY ANSWER: ARE

3. Pictures on ancient Greek pottery (show,shows) people playing with yo-yos.
MY ANSWER: SHOWS

4. (Was,Were) the first people who ever played the game lacrosse American Indian? MY ANSWER: WERE

5. Arctic peoples, Africans, the Maori of New Zealand, and others as well (plays,play) cat's cradle. MY ANSWER: PLAY

6. Somewhere, somebody in one of the world's cultures probably (is,are) spinning a top right now. MY ANSWER: IS

7. Not all card games (uses,use) a standard deck of cards. MY ANSWER: USE

8. Most of these games (requires,require) at least two players, and some require four. MY ANSWER: REQUIRE

9. Several ancient African games still (enjoys,enjoy) popularity among children. MY ANSWER: ENJOYS

10. None of these colorful Chinese tangrams (turns,turn) out to be easy to solve. MY ANSWER: TURN

Answers

Answered by Writeacher
1 is incorrect. The subject is "everybody" (singular), so choose the SINGULAR verb.

2. is correct.

3. is incorrect. The subject is "Pictures" (plural), so choose the PLURAL verb.

You check the rest and repost, and I'll take another look for you.
Answered by Tom
1.has
2.are
3.show
4.were
5.play
6.is
7.use
8.requires
9.enjoy
10.turn

Hope im right
Answered by Writeacher
Your original 8 was correct.

10 is incorrect. ("None" is singular, not plural.)
Answered by Tom
are the rest of them correct? besides 8 and 10
Answered by Writeacher
Yes, the rest of your new list are correct.
Answered by Tom
Thank you sooo much Writeacher
Answered by Writeacher
You're welcome ... be sure to check below for your other posts.

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