Name: ___________________________ Date: ________ Purposive

Communication
Year and Course: __________________ Score: _______ Language Skills

I Subject-Verb Concord: Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. Write the term on the blank
before each number. (25 points)

_______1. Jennifer and her little brothers (is, are) at school.

_______2. Either my eldest sister or my guardian (is, are) coming to the meeting.
_______3. On a usual summer day, the dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
_______4. Either my pair of shoes or your favorite coat (is, are) always on the floor.
_______5. Gregory and Tatiana (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie tomorrow
_______6. Benjamin (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
_______7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to Vigan City in Ilocos.
_______8. The old lady with all the birds (live, lives) on an abandoned lot across the street.
_______9. The latest documentary film, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch, but it’s worth for
a narrative to write.
_______10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win in the championship.
_______11. Either answer (is, are) valid and acceptable.
_______12. Each one of those books (is, are) fiction and worth reading.
_______13. Nobody (know, knows) the updates on the identified low pressure area.
_______14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six? I want to see it.
_______15. Mathematics (is, are) Myra’s favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Angelica’s.
_______16. Eighty-eight pesos (is, are) the price of a bargain for a kitchen cleaning set.
_______17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer or in that box?
_______18. Your favorite denim pants (is, are) at the dryer.
_______19. There (was, were) fifteen sweet candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left! What happened?
_______20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully in details.
_______21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
_______22. The Congressman, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially during the launching of the new bill.
_______23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case. Nothing seems missing.

II Identifying Verbals: For each of the following sentences, identify whether the word or phrase in italics is a gerund, an
infinitive or a participle. Write the letter of the answer on the blank before each number.
Choices are: a. gerund b. infinitive c. participle

__________ 1. The little children's singing and laughing woke me up this morning
__________ 2. Jennifer likes to dance in the rain.
__________ 3. There are many ways of breaking a heart.
__________ 4. A broken heart will mend over time.
__________ 5. "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." (George Burns)
__________ 6. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.
__________ 7. "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying." (Woody Allen)
__________ 8. "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying." (Woody Allen)
__________ 9. "It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail." (Gore Vidal)
__________ 10. Succeeding is not enough. Others must fail.
__________ 11. Such an unexpected gesture would clearly explain the intent of the listener.
__________ 12. His greatest dream is to write his own version of the theory about learning.
__________ 13. Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. (George. W. Carver)
__________ 14. Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. ( Anthony . J. D’Angelo)
__________ 15. Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance , learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all,
love of what you are doing or learning to do.

III Completing Sentence Sense: On the blank before each number, write the word that completes the sense of the
sentence.
_______1. This is a small (but, and, or) interesting story.
_______2. Maribelle and Annabelle help ( each other, one another) .
_______3. (While, When, If) I was a child, I lived in the province of Bulacan.
_______4. One should remember to make hay (while, during, because) the sun shines.
_______5. We will visit Alaminos (and, or, in) Pangasinan during the summer.
_______6. I suggest that we all wait here (before, until, if) the rain stops.
_______7 (At least, Though, Because) he worked hard, Andrew still failed.
_______8. Honestly speaking, I regard my mother (as, for, of) my best friend.
_______9. (As, Because, Although) I was suffering from fever I couldn’t attend the class.
_______10. My sister is not (very, really, so) intelligent (as, for, than) my brother.
_______11. I could say that William is a (as tall as, as high as,) his biological father.
_______12. You have to do your duty (as longs as, because, although) you live.
_______13. Mr. Candido Ramirez was treated (as, for, because) a guest.
_______14. I, myself (is, am, was) busy with my requirements right now.
_______ 15. Please see me during your (free time, vacant time) to discuss the details of the report.

IV Identifying Errors: Each sentence has underlined parts. On the blank before each number, write the word or term that
makes the sentence erroneous.

__________1. Roderick was quite amusing when he heard what had happened during the competition.
__________2. You have to turn left by the crossroads when you reach it.
__________3. He has been working here for sometimes.
__________4. Although he jumped aside, but the stone hit him.
__________5. He stopped to see if he could picked up the trail.
__________6. I decided to climbed to the top of the hill to get a better view.
__________7. He jumped down after shouted a warning to those standing below.
__________8. After a few minutes, I look up and saw that it was getting dark.
__________9. I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without any help.
__________10. The robber give the victim with a hard blow during the encounter.

V Irregular Verbs: On the blank before each, write whether each word is used or classified as an infinitive, a verb in the
simple past, or a verb in the past participle.

__________ 1. swam to the shore

__________ 2. cost the man to pay the whole value of the product
__________ 3. got his share of the tasks
__________ 4. to build the nation’s economy
__________ 5. knew that there is still hope for the country
__________ 6. were informed of the activities
__________ 7. to run the 100 meter dash by tomorrow morning
__________ 8. was given his main task – to keep track of the details of the activity
__________ 9. were all considered sold items during the auction
__________ 10. broken pieces of clear glasses