Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement) from “A Jewel in the Palace” Part 2

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Jang Geum’s bullying by the senior girls gets worse because of the pine needles competition where the mysterious new bride ______.
1. participate
2. participates
Keum Young ______ the golden pheasant that is supposed to be served to the entourage of Ming officials.
1. loses
2. lose
On their way to the Middle Kitchen, they ______ a new bride they have never seen before.
1. meet
2. meets
The head trainer lady becomes angry with Jang Geum because of the trouble she caused at the Middle Kitchen and thus ______ her from attending the training sessions. But Jang Geum ______.
1. ban / persevere
2. bans / perseveres
Jang Geum ______ into a beautiful, young woman with a boundless curiosity about anything related to food.
1. have grown
2. has grown
The King, Queen, and Queen Mother ______ agitated when the Princess loses her appetite and ______ weak.
1. becomes / become
2. become / becomes
The senior girls ______ bullying Jang Geum, piling on her all their assigned work.
1. start
2. starts
Jang Geum ______ the food from becoming spoiled by washing all the dishes in boiling water. Lady Han ______ seeing her in a new light.
1. prevent / begin
2. prevents / begins
Lady Han ______ Jang Geum to be resourceful and inquisitive.
1. trains
2. train
Jang Geum ______ friends with Yeung Seng, another new bride, who’s being bullied just like her.
1. becomes
2. become