Question

Directions: Fill in each blank space with the correct form of the verb that follows it (in parentheses) so that the subject of the sentence agrees with the verb. The paragraph comes from a student essay on the effects of technology and is written in the present.

Moreover, there is another way that people __ (be) affected by our high-tech society. Human contact_ (be) missing from our electronic wonderland. People who (enjoy) our high-tech equipment (run into) this trap without knowing it. Computers, networks, and television (isolate) us from one another. We (send) messages through the internet rather than (meet) each other over coffee. When we (be) watching TV, we often (ask) people around us to be quiet until the program we (be) enjoying is over, even if someone (have) something important to say. Also, an individual who (play) video games or (sit) at a computer would probably prefer to continue playing rather than to go out with friends. He or she might end up spending less and less time communicating with others because the games (be) just too attractive to stop playing.

Answer 1

Moreover, there is another way that people _are_ (be) affected by our high-tech society. Human contact_are (be) missing from our electronic wonderland. People who enjoy our high-tech equipment (run into) this trap without knowing it. Computers, networks, and television (isolate) us from one another. We (send) messages through the internet rather than (meet) each other over coffee. When we (be) watching TV, we often (ask) people around us to be quiet until the program we (be) enjoying is over, even if someone (have) something important to say. Also, an individual who (play) video games or (sit) at a computer would probably prefer to continue playing rather than to go out with friends. He or she might end up spending less and less time communicating with others because the games (be) just too attractive to stop playing.