All but one of the following sentences contain a mistake involving (1) standard English or irregular verb forms, (2) subject-verb agreement, or (3) consistent verb tense. Cross out the incorrect verb and write the correct form in the space provided. Mark the sentence that uses verbs correctly with a C.
______________ 1. Dot searched for the twenty-dollar bill she had hid somewhere in her purse.
______________ 2. Hovering overhead at the scene of the accident was several traffic helicopters.
______________ 3. When I caught my little boy pulling the dog’s ears, I sat him down and talk to him about being kind to animals.
______________ 4. Somebody in the dorm always keeps loud music playing all night long.
______________ 5. The giant-size box of Raisinets sells for four dollars at the theater’s candy counter.
______________ 6. This coat and scarf looks very warm, but the wind seems to go right through them.
______________ 7. Wanda swabbed the inside of her cheek with a Q-tip, smears the cells on a glass slide, and then looked at them through the microscope.
______________ 8. Last August, Carmen taked his family on a long car trip to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon.
______________ 9. When smoke spilled from the front of the overheated car, the driver opened up the hood and then jumps back as steam billowed out.
______________ 10. The class clown had went too far, and the students waited to see what the teacher would do.
1. Dot searched for the twenty-dollar bill she had hidden somewhere in her purse.
2. Hovering overhead at the scene of the accident were several traffic helicopters.
3. When I caught my little boy pulling the dog’s ears, I sat him down and talked to him about being kind to animals.
4. Somebody in the dorm always keeps loud music playing all night long.
5. C
6. This coat and scarf look very warm, but the wind seems to go right through them.
7. Wanda swabbed the inside of her cheek with a Q-tip, smeared the cells on a glass slide, and then looked at them through the microscope.
8. Last August, Carmen took his family on a long car trip to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon.
9. When smoke spilled from the front of the overheated car, the driver opened up the hood and then jumped back as steam billowed out.
10. The class clown had gone too far, and the students waited to see what the teacher would do.
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