Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement) from “A Jewel in the Palace” Part 4

On the night before the dumpling-cooking competition, someone ______ Jang Geum’s flour.
1. steals
2. steal
But the competition’s judges, led by the Head Lady and Lady Choi, ______ that using ingredients other than flour violated the rules.
1. argue
2. argues
The Queen Mother tries Jang Geum’s dumplings and then ______ her for using ingredients that are not only nutritious but also affordable by common folks.
1. commends
2. commend
Min Jung Ho starts questioning people in the villages, and his search ______ him to Gang Duk Gu’s house.
1. leads
2. lead
But disaster ______ when Lady Han, Lady Min, and Jo-bang all fall sick.
1. strikes
2. strike
As Jang Geum and Min Jung Ho a’re talking, Keum Young ______.
1. arrive
2. arrives
Lady Min and Jo-bang ______ punished for their carelessness, and Lady Han ______ Jang Geum to work in the Middle Kitchen.
1. are / allows
2. is / allow
Lady Jung reluctantly ______, and Jang Geum and Keum Young ______ allowed to resume their duties.
1. agrees / are
2. agree / is
Later on, Gang Duk Gu, as a royal chef, ______ duck porridge for the Crown Prince.
1. prepare
2. prepares
Lady Jung and Lady Han ______ to help Gang Duk Gu, and Jang Geum sets about to prove his innocence.
1. try
2. tries