Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement)
from “Moonlight Drawn By Clouds” Part 1
Multiple-choice quiz
Select the correct answer from the choices presented.
Hong Sam-non (aka “Ra On”) ______ an 18-year old girl masquerading as a man and earning a living as a street performer and as a relationship counselor for love-struck men.
are
is
To help pay for her debts, Ra On ______ her counselee’s offer to pretend to be him and meet the woman he loves.
accepts
accept
Ra On somehow ______ the physical examination for eunuchs, but she’s determined to escape from the Palace by deliberately failing the written exams.
passes
pass
Yi Yeong (aka Crown Prince Hyomyeong), his bodyguard Kim Byung-yeon, and Kim Yoon-sung (the Prime Minister’s grandson) ______ childhood friends.
was
were
But for one reason or another, Yi Yeong and Kim Yoon-sung’s relationship ______ cold.
has become
have become
Because he’s an aspiring artist who ______ in drawing women, Kim Yoon-sung has known from the very start that Ra On is a woman.
specializes
specialize
Later on, to Ra On’s despair, she qualifies as a eunuch. She wants to directly confront the Crown Prince about it, but Yi Yeong (whom she calls “Silver Spoon”) and Byung-yeon ______ her.
stops
stop
Through Ra On, the King and Consort Park ______ reunited.
are
is
Yi Yeong finally ______ himself as the Crown Prince to Ra On.
reveal
reveals
Dumbstruck at first, Ra On then begins laughing, thinking that the young master-warrior-eunuch ______ now masquerading as the Crown Prince.
is
are
A lot of people (like the Prime Minister and his daughter the Queen) ______ to see the Crown Prince fail miserably in front of the Qing envoy.
want
wants
At the clothes and accessories shop, Kim Yoon-sung ______ Ra On looking longingly at a beautiful dress.
see
sees
On their way home, the rain falls on Yoon-sung and Ra On, and they ______ to find shelter.
run
runs
The Queen ______ the dancer who is supposed to give the final performance.
threatens
threaten
As Yi Yeong’s eunuch, Byung-yeon, and Yoon-sung ______ for the missing dancer, Ra On decides to dress up in the dancer’s clothes.
searches
search
She then goes to the venue and ______ a beautiful dance.
presents
present
Later on, the Princess and Ra On ______ having tea in a boat, with the Princess asking about the young master who sent the letters to her.
is
are
Something Ra On said upsets the Princess, who suddenly ______, rocking the boat.
stand up
stands up
But now, for one reason or another, Yoon-sung and Yi Yeong’s relationship ______ cold.
has gone
have gone
Ra On ______ the entire festival waiting at the bridge, hoping against hope that her mother will show up.
spends
spend
Yi Yeong buys a wish lantern for Ra On from a young girl whose fondest wish ______ to see the King.
are
is
Princess Myeongeun and her attendant Wool-hee ______ not from the young master (whom they don’t recognize) but from Yi Yeong who is coming back to Ra On after buying a wish lantern.
run away
runs away
With Ra On caught in the middle, Yi Yeong and Yoon-sung ______ sharply at each other.
stare
stares
The tension between Yi Yeong and Yoon-sung over Ra On ______ only when two gisaengs arrive.
ends
end
While Ra On and Yoon-sung ______ together, they get caught up in the middle of soldiers chasing after a masked man who had just robbed a nobleman’s house.
are walking
is walking
Yi Yeong begins to suffer from insomnia, and the Royal Physician says that he’s sick with a disease that ______ widows and nuns.
afflicts
afflict
One of the gisaengs also ______ Ra On from Yoon-sung’s drawings.
recognize
recognizes
The Prime Minister recognizes the mask, and the other ministers ______ that the Hong Gyae Nae rebels are starting to reorganize.
say
says
The woman that Yi Yeong met at the lantern festival _____ out to be Jo Ha-yeon.
turns
turn
Yi Yeong’s actions against the envoy ______ the King and the whole government.
agitates
agitate
As they ______ things, Yoon-sung says to Byung-yeon, “I will be fine as long as Ra On is safe.”
were planning
was planning
Since the King has not become involved with court maids for a long time, the highest officials among the eunuchs ______ a new physical examination for all eunuchs.
order
orders
Yi Yeong learns from his eunuch that people in the Palace ______ about how he likes men rather than women.
are gossiping
is gossiping
When Ra On finds out about Eunuch Ma and the court maid, Eunuch Ma first ______ hostile towards her.
become
becomes
But the Head Eunuch and the Queen ______ what the puppet play is all about.