Exam in Technical Writing

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION
TECHNICAL WRITING
Name :____________________________________________________
Student Number: ___________________________________________
Directions: Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite
subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
24. Everyone (has/have) done his or her homework.

25. Each of the students (is/are) responsible for doing his or her work.
26. Either my father or my brothers (is/are) going to sell the car. 4. Neither my sisters nor my
mother (is/are) going to sell the house.
27. The samples on the tray in the lab (need/needs) testing.
28. Mary and John usually (plays/play) together.
29. Both of the dogs (has/have) collars.
30. Neither the dogs nor the cat (is/are) very hungry.
31.. Either the girls or the boy (walk/walks) in the evening.
32. Either the boy or the girls (walk/walks) in the evening.
33. At the end of the fall (comes/come) the hard tests.
34.. The slaughter of animals for their fur (has/have) caused controversy.
35. The student, as well as his teacher, (was/were) going on the field trip.
36.. The hard tests (comes/come) at the end of the fall. 15. Both of my roommates (has/have)
decided to live in the dorms.
37. Your friendship over the years and your support (has/have) meant a great deal to us.
38. Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, (offers/offer) a
wide variety of services.
39. The main source of income for Trinidad (is/are) oil and pitch.
40. The chances of your being promoted (is/are) excellent.
41. There (was/were) a Pokémon card stuck to the refrigerator.
42. Neither the professor nor his assistants (was/were) able to solve the mystery of the eerie
glow in the laboratory.
43. Many hours at the driving range (has/have) led us to design golf balls with GPS locators
in them.
44. Discovered in the soil of our city garden (was/were) a button dating from the Civil War
dating from the turn of the century.
45. Every year, during the midsummer festival, the smoke of village bonfires (fills/fill) the
sky.
46.. The story performers (was/were) surrounded by children and adults eager to see
magical tales.
47. Most of the stories (was/ were) written in an italicized format.
48. One of my favorite movies of all time (is/ are) the Jurassic Park.
49. Everybody ( claim/ claims) to be faithful to their partners.
50. Fidelity, not material support, (sustain /sustains) genuine relationship.
II. Identifying Errors. Please verify the sentences if they are structurally accepted based on
subject-verb agreement rules. If you think there are errors, encircle the word that makes it
incorrect and write the correct verb at the top of the corrected one. If you think the sentence
is correct, kindly write the word CORRECT before the number.
1. One of the main reasons for elephant poaching are the profits received from selling the
ivory tusks.
2. Not until my interview with Dr. Chang were other possibilities opened to me.
3. Batik cloth from Bali, blue and white ceramics from Cambodia, and a bocce ball from
Turin has made Hannah’s room the talk of the dorm.
4. The board of directors, ignoring the wishes of the neighborhood, has voted to allow
further development.
5. Measles is a contagious childhood disease.
6. The presence of certain bacteria in our bodies are one of the factors that determines
our overall health.
7. Leah is the only one of the many applicants who has the ability to step into this job.
8. Neither the explorer nor his companions was ever seen again.
9. The mathematical formulae seem to be the driving force to come up with correct
answer.
10. The store manager and its employees significantly gives a good reputation for the
entity.
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Dr. VICTOR MICHAEL Q. BALISI

Professor

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COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

24. Everyone (has/have) done his or her homework.

5. Measles is a contagious childhood disease.

Dr. VICTOR MICHAEL Q. BALISI

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