Interactive grammar exercise (subject-verb agreement)
from “A Tree With Deep Roots” Part 5
Multiple-choice quiz
Select the correct answer from the choices presented.
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Chae-yoon and Cho-tak go to the house of the scholar who ______ by the Milbon assassin.
- was threatened
- were threatened
Ga Ri-on (aka Bonwon) and a shocked So-yi ______ the poster of the pouch.
- see
- sees
Chae-yoon goes to Banchon and ______ all of the villagers.
- question
- questions
King Sejong orders Ga Ri-on to conduct a dissection that shocks the court ladies and ______ the Cheonji scholars.
- outrages
- outrages
As Milbon’s henchmen post secret codes on the streets, one of them ______ by the Ming intelligence officer.
- is captured
- are captured
Milbon’s forces ______ to infiltrate the capital.
- are mobilizing
- is mobilizing
Most people say that they ______ asleep during the time of the incident, but someone says that he heard a cow crying that night.
- were
- was
To complete his system of writing, King Sejong wants to learn how sound ______ by the mouth and throat.
- are produced
- is produced
A messenger from the north ______ to contact Chae-yoon, but he’s captured by Pyung.
- come
- comes
Minister Jo Mal-saeng reveals to Chae-yoon that Joseon’s best swordsman ______ a member of Milbon.
- were
- was
