Locate the subject in each clause in the sentences
below. Then choose the correct verb.
1. Many poets have written great poetry, but few
(is/are) as talented as Emily Dickinson
2. There (is/are) many lines in her work that all of her
readers (treasures/treasure),
3. Some of her readers (appreciates/appreciate) her
use of dashes, while others (finds/find) it confusing.
4. There (is/are) no question that she used unusual
punctuation.
5. Each of the poems (presents/present) an idea to
think about
6. My favorite poems (was/were) "Much Madness is
divinest Sense" and "Success is counted sweetest."
7. Neither of those poems (is/are) Felicia's favorite,
though
8. What is/are) the dominant vowel sound in the last
four lines of "Much Madness is divinest Sense"?
9. The consonant that prevails in the same poem
(seems/seem) to be s.
10. I can't decide whether the sound or the ideas of
the poems (is/are) more striking,
