1. in which sentence does the verb agree with the subject?
a.
mosquitos and rain makes an outdoor picnic pretty miserable.
b.
books and television entertain us on a rainy day.
c.
the ducklings and their mother waddles toward the pond.
2. in which sentence does the verb agree with the subject?
a.
each child and adult needs a ticket for the carousel.
b.
your socks and shirt is in the laundry room.
c.
every pen and pencil belong in the top drawer of the desk.

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Read this excerpt from the grapes of wrath: snub-nosed monsters, raising the dust and sticking theirsnouts into it, straight down the country, across thecountry through fences, through dooryards, and in and outof gullies in straight lineswhich best describes the tone in this passage

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