Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement) from “The Flower in Prison” Part 9

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Ok Nyeo tells the Queen Mother a half-lie about how she got Park Tae Soo’s letter but ______ her truthfully how she met the King.
1. tell
2. tells
Ok Nyeo’s men take matters into their hands and ______ with the nobleman.
1. deal
2. deals
But the Queen Mother, after praying in a Buddhist temple, also ______ to visit the King.
1. decide
2. decides
The Queen Mother, Lord Yoon, and the ministers are thrown into crisis because the King ______ an heir.
1. don’t have
2. doesn’t have
Woo Chi and the others succeed in deceiving Lady Min and Jung Nan Jung about a fake trade delegation from Ming that ______ buying a large amount of ginseng.
1. are
2. is
At the Palace, the King suffers from chest pains and then ______.
1. collapse
2. collapses
At Jeonokseo, Ok Nyeo and Tae Won ______ to help a young boy accused of trying to kill a nobleman.
1. tries
2. try
But the Queen Mother, after her prayers, ______ to also visit the King.
1. decides
2. decide
Tae Won puts up an impassioned defense for Eon Nom, but things ______ turn out well.
1. doesn’t turn out
2. don’t turn out
When Ok Nyeo ______ from Tae Won and denounces the system and the officials, she is thrown out of the court.
1. takes over
2. take over