Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement) from “A Jewel in the Palace” Part 5

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As a punishment, Lady Han ______ Jang Geum away to a temple to help take care of a sick, elderly court lady who was the Queen’s nanny.
1. sends
2. send
Lady Choi believes that Jang Geum and Lady Han cheated in some way and angrily ______ that Jang Geum be tested on differentiating tastes in front of the kitchen ladies.
1. demand
2. demands
Jang Geum finally ______ Dr. Jeong to try the bee sting treatment on her tongue using a method that she suggested.
1. convinces
2. convince
As the competition’s first part, Lady Han and Lady Choi ______ assigned to find out why the taste of the bean paste has suddenly changed.
1. is
2. are
In the herb garden, Jang Geum meets Min Jung Ho who ______ her and later ______ her more books on medicine that might provide the solution to her problem.
1. comfort / lend
2. comforts / lends
In Jang Geum’s absence, Yeung Seng, Young Ro, and Chang Yee ______ to become Lady Han’s new assistant for the cooking competition.
1. applies
2. apply
Lady Han and Jang Geum ______ a village where the taste of the bean paste is much better than that of the Palace.
1. visit
2. visits
Despite Jang Geum’s loss of her sense of taste, Lady Han still ______ her as her assistant for the competition.
1. chooses
2. choose
Knowing the cause, the doctors ______ now able to treat the Crown Prince.
1. are
2. is
Jang Geum’s adoptive mother ______ down and begs her to save Gang Duk Gu.
1. breaks
2. break