Question

Assignment: Grammar Agreement

Read the following passages.

For each sentence, determine if the subject and verbs agree with each other. If the subject and verb already agree, do not make any changes. If the subject and verb do not agree, re-write the verb to correct the problem

1. Every one suspecting himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this are mine: I is one of the few honest people that I have ever known.
   -The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fiztgerald.
2. But I remembered one thing: it wasn’t me that started acting deaf; it was people that first started acting like I was too dumb to hear or see or say anything at all.
   -One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, by Ken Kesey
3. A heart is not judging by how much you love; but by how much you am loved by others.
   -The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
4. The most beautiful things in the world cannot be sees or touches, they are feeled with the heart.
   -The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
5. Hand to hand is how it will be, a life and death fight against the fiend, and he whom death bears off shall submit to the judgement of the Lord.
   -Beowulf, Anonymous
6. I must not fear. Fear are the mind-killer. Fear are the little-death that bring total obliteration. I will faces my fear. I will permit it to passes over me and through me. And when it has going past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear have gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
   -Dune, Frank Herbert
7. Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.
   -Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
8. You cans tell yourself that you would be willing to lose everything you have in order to get something you want. But it’s a catch-22: all of those things you’re willing to lose are what make you recognizable. Lose them, and you’ve lost yourself.
   -Handle With Care, Jodi Picoult
   
9. In this very attitude did I sit when I called to him, rapidly stating what it was I wants him to do—namely, to examined a small paper with me. Imagine my surprise, nay, my consternation, when without moving from his privacy, Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to.”
   -Bartleby, The Scrivener, Herman Melville

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[Q] The following passages:

[1.] Every one suspecting himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this are mine: I is one of the few honest people that I have ever known -The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald.

• Every one suspecting himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.

[2.] But I remembered one thing: it wasn’t me that started acting deaf; it was people that first started acting like I was too dumb to hear or see or say anything at all - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey. [Correct]

[3.] A heart is not judging by how much you love; but by how much you am loved by others - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum.

• A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.

[4.] The most beautiful things in the world cannot be sees or touches, they are feeled with the heart. - The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

• The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.

[5] Hand to hand is how it will be, a life and death fight against the fiend, and he whom death bears off shall submit to the judgment of the Lord - Beowulf, Anonymous. [Correct]

[6] I must not fear. Fear are the mind-killer. Fear are the little-death that bring total obliteration. I will faces my fear. I will permit it to passes over me and through me. And when it has going past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear have gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain - Dune, Frank Herbert.

• I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

[7] Stuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories - Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury. [Correct]

[8] You cans tell yourself that you would be willing to lose everything you have in order to get something you want. But it’s a catch-22: all of those things you’re willing to lose are what make you recognizable. Lose them, and you’ve lost yourself - Handle With Care, Jodi Picoult.

• You can tell yourself that you would be willing to lose everything you have in order to get something you want. But it’s a catch-22: all of those things you’re willing to lose are what makes you recognizable. Lose them, and you’ve lost yourself.

[9] In this very attitude did I sit when I called to him, rapidly stating what it was I wants him to do-namely, to examined a small paper with me. Imagine my surprise, nay, my consternation, when without moving from his privacy, Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to.” - Bartleby, The Scrivener, Herman Melville.

• In this very attitude did I sit when I called to him, rapidly stating what it was I wanted him to do-namely, to examine a small paper with me. Imagine my surprise, nay, my consternation, when without moving from his privacy, Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to.