Question

A. circle the subject in each sentence and underline its verb. 1. tungkung langit and alunsina (is, are) a well-known pair in philippine mythology. 2. the stories about the two characters (involve, involves) the creation of the world. 3. where the two deities came from (is, are) unknown. 4. tungkung langit, who (was, were) a kind and industrious god, imposed order in the chaotic primordial world. 5. on the other hand, alunsina, who (was, were) jealous and vain, one day sent the breeze to spy on her husband. 6. that alunsina had sent a breeze to spy on tungkung langit (was, were) enough to make the latter very angry. 7. tungkung langit’s anger, which (was, were) a sight to behold, caused him to divest alunsina of her powers. 8. alunsina is said to have run away and disappeared for good. what happened to her (remain, remains) a mystery up to now. 9. tungkung langit placed alunsina’s precious jewels to the sky. the myth goes that the heavenly bodies—the sun, the moon, and the stars—(is, are) actually tungkung langit’s sign that he wants alunsina to return. 10. the people in panay now say that the rain (is, are) tungkung langit’s tears.

Answer 1

To correctly circle the verb in each sentence, one must identify the main subject, which determines whether a singular or plural verb should be used. The subject and the verb must agree in number, regardless of intervening phrases.

Step-by-step explanation:

Circling the correct form of the verb in each sentence requires understanding subject/verb agreement. The subject of a sentence must agree in number with its verb, which means singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs. When determining subject-verb agreement, it is important to identify the main subject of the sentence and ignore any interrupting phrases.

Here are the correct answers to the review questions:

1. There is fewer criminals on the street since the law was passed.
2. That may be, but there is no evidence that it's making us any safer.
3. Mathematics is the fundamental language of physics.
4. Jerry, who runs around all weekend trying to find great deals at big-box stores, sometimes loses sight of what's really important.
5. Civics is taught in every high school in America.
6. The protesters holding that hand-painted sign seem really motivated.
7. Throwing politicians to the media sharks does them some good.
8. Neither the sword nor the pen is most mighty in this situation.
9. Charity or alms helps those suffering most from the recession.
10. Potassium and water is a dangerous combination!