Grammar Quiz Ch. 9: Subject-Verb Agreement

1. The military (uses, use) camouflage to disguise and protect troops, ships, and weapons.

• uses
• use

2. Soldiers in the jungle (wears, wear) mottled green and brown and sometimes (covers, cover) their helmets with foliage.

• wears covers
• wears cover
• wear covers
• wear cover

3. Colors and patterns (helps, help) animals hide from enemies.

• helps
• help

4. Some moths or butterflies (looks, look) like damaged leaves.

• looks
• look

5. The Indian leaf butterfly (becomes, become) almost invisible on a pile of leaves.

• becomes
• become

6. Every chameleon (has, have) the ability to change its color.

• has
• have

7. Many a snake and insect also (has, have) patterns and colors that (acts, act) as a disguise.

• has acts
• has act
• have acts
• have act

8. Some creatures (imitates, imitate) the color and pattern of a poisonous species.

• imitates
• imitate

9. Knowing that one black-and-white butterfly (tastes, taste) bad, hungry birds (avoid, avoids) the look-alike species.

• tastes avoid
• tastes avoids
• taste avoid
• taste avoids

10. (Is, Are) there ever times when you (wish, wishes) you had camouflage?

• Is wish
• Is wishes
• Are wish
• Are wishes