Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement)
from “Moonlight Drawn By Clouds” Part 3
Multiple-choice quiz
Select the correct answer from the choices presented.
The Queen gives birth, and she ______ her baby girl with the court maid’s baby boy.
switches
switch
When he says that he knows where Hong Ra On is hiding, the other ministers ______ him to have her arrested immediately.
urges
urge
Ra On’s mother tells her about what her father was like: “A field to work, rice to eat when you’re hungry, a small house to sleep in at night, those ______ all your father wanted.”
were
was
At the lake, Ra On ______ at the moon through Yoon-sung’s binoculars.
looks
look
When the Queen gives birth, her attendant and Eunuch Sung ______ of the baby girl, but Yoon-sung sees everything.
get rid
gets rid
Later, the ministers ______ planning to replace Yi Yeong with the baby boy as the Crown Prince.
begin
begins
Yi Yeong then ______, with Ha-yeon completely brokenhearted.
leaves
leave
When Ra On finds out that a Crown Princess has been selected, she ______ near her favorite lake.
grieves
grieve
The Queen meets Ha-yeon in her quarters and _____ with her mind as to Yi Yeong’s masculinity.
messes
mess
In their new hiding place, Ra On asks what her mother’s life ______ like with her father.
was
were
The Baekwoon group leaders and Byung-yeon ______ to discuss the possibility of someone in the group having become a traitor.
meet
meets
Ra On ______ her: “You miss him and long for him.”
tease
teases
When Yi Yeong tries to take the knife away from Ra On, he unintentionally ______ the eternity bracelet on his wrist.
cuts
cut
Everyone ______ in shock that Hong Gyae Nae is alive — Ra On and her mother, Eunuch Han, and the people in the capital.
are
is
When Ra On says, “The whole nation knows about my father, except me,” Eunuch Han reluctantly ______.
agrees
agree
As she and Byung-yeon ______ away from the jail, she is recognized by Minister Kim Eui Gyo.
walks
walk
While Hong Gyae Nae is being interrogated, the Prime Minister’s men ______ Ra On.
capture
captures
The rebels, disguised as soldiers and jail guards and placed there by Eunuch Han, ______ quickly to save Ra On and Hong Gyae Nae.
move
moves
With Byung-yeon threatening to kill Yi Yeong, Ra On and her father ______ able to escape from the interrogation place.
is
are
As Byung-yeon ______ critically wounded, Yi Yeong cradles him and tells him that he’s still the only person in the world whom he trusts.
lies
lie
Ra On, her father, and the rebels are blocked at the Palace gate, but Eunuch Han ______ with the guards.
intervenes
intervene
The ministers and scholars ______ to pressure the King to dethrone Yi Yeong as the Crown Prince.
continues
continue
The Prime Minister ______ Yi Yeong that being dethroned isn’t that bad; he can have a long and happy life like other dethroned princes before him.
consoles
console
Yoon-sung and Eunuch Jang ______ that Byung-yeon is still alive.
discovers
discover
Yi Yeong pretends to be wasting his time as he ______ to gisaeng houses and gambling dens.
goes
go
But as Ha-yeon arrives, she hurriedly ______. Ha-yeon, however, seems to have recognized her.
leaves
leave
Hearing Yi Yeong words ______ the Princess (Consort Park’s daughter) to be anxious.
cause
causes
But unknown to them, one of the Prime Minister’s men ______ them and recognizes Ra On.
sees
see
The Queen and Eunuch Sung try again to get rid of her real baby, but Yi Yeong ______ them.
catch
catches
The Princess and Ra On ______ the letter that the court lady wanted to give to Yi Yeong years ago.
find
finds
Ra On gives the letter to Yi Yeong, who in turn ______ it to the King.
gives
give
Young Master Jung, now also a minister, ______ to Princess Myeongeun.
proposes
propose
Ha-yeon’s coronation as Crown Princess is invalidated by the King, and she’s free to marry anyone she ______.
chooses
choose
Ra On is pardoned of all her crimes and ______ a bookseller, with Yi Yeong visiting her often.
becomes
become
Hong Gyae Nae and Byung-yeon ______ a disguised Yi Yeong mixing with the common folks.