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Subject-Verb
Agreement
Directions: In
the following sentences, circle the verb or pronoun in parentheses that
agrees with its subject or antecedent.
Example: Most
successful advertisements (appeals, appeal) to both our minds and our
emotions.
1. Details (convinces, convince)
our minds to buy what our hearts desire.
2. Everyone (tries, try) to rationalize his or her desires.
3. The details presented in the persuasive letter (provides, provide)
the needed rationalization.
4. If a person (wants, want) to buy a new car, he or she must be convinced
that the car is really
necessary.
5. The characteristics of the car (gives, give) the reader proof
that that particular car is needed.
6. Other kinds of persuasive information (includes, include) a physical
description of the product, the reputation of the company, and the test
and performance data.
7. Another source of persuasion (is, are) the testimonial of a satisfied
customer.
8. The famous ads of the past for the Charles Atlas body-building program
(demonstrates, demonstrate) still another strategy: showing the reward
in action.
9. Many a young man bought the Charles Atlas body-building program hoping
to see (himself, themselves) transformed into a powerful he-man like
the one shown in the advertisement.
10. Today, of course, one must be sure that the claims (one makes, they
make) are true.
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