Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement)
from “Saimdang, Light’s Diary” Part 2
Multiple-choice quiz
Select the correct answer from the choices presented.
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Lee Gyeom says that his early romance with Saimdang ______ now just an old memory they can laugh about and that he has no ulterior motive.
is
are
Saimdang: “I wanted to give hope to my daughter who ______ to be a member of the Office of Art.”
wants
want
The scenes outside the Palace gate ______ tumultuous with poor folks fighting over the free rice from the King and Confucian scholars protesting and calling for Saimdang’s arrest.
become
becomes
Saimdang: “Once I accepted it as fate, I ______ afraid of anything and felt like I could do anything.”
wasn’t
weren't
In a meeting with the Japanese that nearly _____ bloody, Min Chi-hyung again promises to deliver to them the blueprints for Joseon’s turtle ship.
turns
turn
Saimdang: “The reason we’re not afraid of the dark at night ______ because we believe that the dawn will break and the sun will come up if we just wait.!”
is
are
Surprised by Saimdang’s answer, the King describes her calmness as “stillness that ______ amidst a blizzard.”
sit
sits
Lee Gyeom brings food for Saimdang and _____ her that as head of the Office of Art, he’s ordering her to eat.
tease
teases
King: “Confucian scholars across the nation ______ because of you and have been flooding the palace with appeals.”
has been outraged
have been outraged
The King’s paranoia ______ when he hears people at the Yangyoo Paper Production Office praising Saimdang for bringing them hope that the King could not.
