Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement)
from “Dong Yi” Part 1
Multiple-choice quiz
Select the correct answer from the choices presented.
Unknown to Dong Yi, her father ______ the leader of the Sword Fraternity, a secret organization composed of lowborns who ______ their fellow lowborns from abusive nobles and oppressive government officials.
is / protect
are / protects
Her brother and his friend Chun Soo ______ also members of the Sword Fraternity.
are
is
One of the targeted leaders, the Inspector General, ______ up by the river where Dong Yi and her friend Gaeduara ______ him.
ends / find
end / finds
Dong Yi’s father and brother ______ on the mountain top, while Chun Soo ______ off the cliff.
are killed/ falls
is killed / fall
Determined to prove that her father is innocent, Dong Yi ______ to escape with Gaeduara.
refuses
refuse
But together with the leader of the Westerners, the Queen Mother ______ a way to use the “Omen of Discordance” (destruction of notes) to foil the King’s plans.
devise
devises
The “Omen of Discordance” (destruction of notes) is a widely-held belief that broken music ______ a nation’s ruin.
signal
signals
While the leader of the Westerners ______ for Dong Yi, the Queen Mother visits Lady Jang and ______ her for causing the Omen of Discordance.
searches / blames
search / blame
Frightened by the “Omen of Discordance,” people in the capital ______ panic-buying, and riots threaten to break out.
begins
begin
Having found out how the “Omen of Discordance” (destruction of notes) ______, King Sukjong rewards Dong Yi and the Bureau of Music.