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Appendix H
Comprehensive Grammar CheckPoint Answer Form
Enter the correct answer for each item by typing either a or b in the second column. Provide
an explanation for each choice in the Rationale column. The boxes expand to accommodate
your text.

Item Correct Rationale

Answer
(a or b)
1. a The subject is one activist and the singular verb is "has"

2. b
The subject refers to one group of people, therefore, the verb form
"requires" is correct.

3. a
The subject is plural, vitamins, and the verb must be plural too, "are" is
correct.

4. a The verb became is only used when speaking in the past tense and this is
not a past tense sentence.

5. a The verb "took" is the past tense and this sentence is not a past tense
sentence.

6. b This sentence discusses something done in the past tense and the verb
"laid" is past tense.

7. b Because the person currently is interested they are not speaking about a
time in the past when they were interested and the verb "am" is correct.

8. a The word have is needed because the sentence discusses what the
contestants have done through time which is appeared on the show and
the words "have appeared" discusses their actions of being on the show,
not just being seen on the show.

9. a There is no need for the word "have" here because the sentence is only
discussing the past work of the Egyptians.

10. a The phrase "have to be well organized" refers to the students.

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11. b
It is patients who "do not spend so much time in the waiting room" refers.

12. b It is the "vehicle" to which the "it" refers and which must be test driven

13. b The phrase "their notes" refers to the plural "presenters" and must,
therefore, use the plural pronoun

14. b "It" is correct because although mentioned together the "movie" or

"game” are singular items.

15. a Because the council member is plural the word "their" is correct.

16. b “Anyone" is singular and it needs a singular pronoun "his" or "her".

17. a In speaking about "each" of the "applicants" the prounoun must be the
singular "his" or "her".

18. a Because the subject is not oneself, the correct form is "me".

19. a

20. a "I" is correct because one would not say "Me am going" but only "I am
going" and this use remains proper when another person is in the action.

21. a Because the verb "was" refers to "who" only the word "who" is correct.

22. a The verb send here does not apply to the word "whom" so this form is
correct.

23. b Because "who" is the subject of the verb "owns" it must be "who" and not
"whom."

24. b The sentence a was unclear as to whether the car or the tree made the
noise.

25. a The phrase "this increasing pollution" must be included to indicate that
pollution, not the population increase, is the problem.

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