Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement)
from “Dong Yi” Part 5
Multiple-choice quiz
Select the correct answer from the choices presented.
The physician-in-charge at the Royal Pharmacy ______ to give Dong Yi the daily records of medicinal herbs and tonics.
refuses
refuse
With Chief Suh’s help, Dong Yi ______ down the woman who sent the mysterious letter to Queen Inhyeon.
track
tracks
Dong Yi rushes to Lady Jang’s quarters, but the attendants ______ her.
block
blocks
Jang Hee-jae assures Lord Oh that everything ______ under control.
is
are
Chief Suh and his men ______ the house of the royal physician who implicated Queen Inhyeon.
search
searches
The investigation reveals that Queen Inhyeon and her family ______ close ties with the royal physician.
have
has
Jang Hee-jae’s men ______ a police squad that’s escorting the secretary who prepared the fake money order.
attack
attacks
With the Queen Mother on the verge of death, the Southerners ______ to pressure King Sukjong into deposing Queen Inhyeon.
continue
continues
But as Chief Suh, Dong Yi, and Chun Soo ______ to search for the genuine money order, a servant of Queen Inhyeon’s family ______ under torture and falsely ______.
continue / cracks / confesses
continues / crack / confess
While the Confucian scholars ______ their protest, King Sukjong ______ about the problem with the shortage of copper coins.