Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement)
from “Jejoongwon” Part 2
Multiple-choice quiz
Select the correct answer from the choices presented.
After being shot by Officer Jung, Hwang Jung ______ up by the river bank, where Seok-ran ______ him.
ends / finds
end / find
Dr. Allen ______ surgery on the bloody Hwang Jung, as Seok-ran and her servants ______ in shock and amazement.
performs / watch
perform / watches
But the leaders ______ him when they find out that his father ______ the Minister of Justice.
reject / is
rejects / are
Finding out that the authorities will be coming to question him about the shooting, Hwang Jung ______ from Official Yu’s house.
escapes
escape
Led by Lord Min Young-ik (Queen Min’s nephew) and the Minister of Justice, the royal court ______ the Reform Party’s proposal to allow Japan to build for Joseon a hospital of Western medicine.
rejects
reject
Baek Do-yang ______ the Reform Party officials with the large sum of money that he borrowed from Official Yu; the officials ______ the money to finance their rebellion.
bribes / use
bribe / uses
Hwang Jung ______ Official Yu, and together, they ______ Lord Min Young-ik to safety and call for Dr. Allen.
saves / rush
save / rushes
The Reform Party officials ______ King Gojong to move into Kyunghu Palace, which ______ being guarded by Japanese soldiers.
pressure / is
pressures / are
After the Joseon doctors ______ grudgingly, Dr. Allen ______ treating Lord Min Young-ik.
leave / begins
leaves / begin
Meanwhile, concerned about her father and remembering that Dr. Allen might not have enough medical supplies, Seok-ran ______ out of their house.