Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement)
from “Saimdang, Light’s Diary” Part 1
Multiple-choice quiz
Select the correct answer from the choices presented.
Saimdang ______: “Thinking about his love and grace, and remembering the old times, I realize he’s always been the same. The paintings ______ a place to return to. How mysterious, the will of heaven!”
muses / have
muse / has
Saimdang struggles to keep her family together as her children ______ that their father has taken a concubine.
have found out
has found out
The leaders of the Japanese raiders secretly ______ Hwieumdang and ask her to sell to them one of Joseon’s military secrets.
visit
visits
Saimdang’s children ______ to work together to ease some of her burdens and heartaches.
agree
agrees
But the Crown Prince’s reforms at the Office of Art ______ dissension among the artists, ______ the ministers suspicious, and ______ protests by the scholars.
create / make / stir up
creates / makes / stirs up
But the officials ______ that she’s a girl and kick her out.
find out
finds out
Unable to answer Mae-chang’s last question, Saimdang simply ______ her.
embraces
embrace
Lee Won-su cries as he reads Saimdang’s letter to his concubine, which ______ all the special care that he needs.
details
detail
But the Crown Prince brushes aside the objections and ______ Lee Gyeom and Saimdang.
backs up
back up
As Lee Gyeom and Saimdang ______ on the portrait, King Jungjong mocks their youthful romance.