INSTRUCTIONS: Edit the following paragraph for subject-verb agreement only. Find any incorrect verb forms in each sentence, and correct them to agree in number with the subject. The bike paths runs along the diversion channel for flood-control, and many of the paths is thirty feet below street level. As a result, the paths offers sharp contrasts to the city above. Bikers and joggers descends to these silent paths and are suddenly hidden from the world above. Trees, bushes, and flowers provides a pleasant atmosphere for inhabitants who come to escape the fast-paced life overhead. On either side, well-trimmed green grass grow on sloping ground and seems to merge with the sky. Miles later, travelers emerges from the bike paths into the city only to encounter paved streets, cement

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sidewalks, gas stations, stores, and fast-food restaurants. The roar of trucks and cars merge with the screams of sirens; ambulances blast past the bikers and rushes toward their destination. Peace and tranquility runs side by side with city congestion.

What will be an ideal response?

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(Verbs that need to be changed are in boldface.)

     The bike paths run along the diversion channel for flood-control, and many of the paths are thirty feet below street level. As a result, the paths offer sharp contrasts to the city above. Bikers and joggers descend to these silent paths and are suddenly hidden from the world above. Trees, bushes, and flowers provide a pleasant atmosphere for inhabitants who come to escape the fast-paced life overhead. On either side, well-trimmed green grass grows on sloping ground and seems to merge with the sky. Miles later, travelers emerge from the bike paths into the city only to encounter paved streets, cement sidewalks, gas stations, stores, and fast-food restaurants. The roar of trucks and cars merges with the screams of sirens; ambulances blast past the bikers and rush toward their destination. Peace and tranquility run side by side with city congestion.