Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb? the cardinal are a red bird. the cardinal is a red bird. the cardinal am a red bird.

The correct answer is the cardinal is a red bird.

"are" is used for plural nouns (more than one thing). For example "Those people are young" There is more than one person in that sentence, so are is used. Since there is only one cardinal in the given sentence, the answer is not are.

"am" is only used when talking about yourself. For example, "I am a student" is correct since I am talking about myself. "The cardinal am a red bird" is not correct because the cardinal is not talking about itself.

"is" is used with singular nouns (only one thing). Since there is only one cardinal in the sentence, the correct answer is "The cardinal is a red bird". If you need help remembering this, if it is Singular, there will be an s at the end of the verb. For example, "He wants...Cardinal is... She has."

I hope this helps you figure it out in the future =)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)