Exercise 9 Using the Correct Verb Form for Compound Subjects For each sentence, write the subject and the correct form of the verb in
parentheses.
1. Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes (write, writes) of Africa,
What iS the subject and the correct verb

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.

Unity in a paragraph means: my writing persuades my readers to agree with the argument i am presenting. the paragraph discusses and supports one thought throughout the entire paragraph. all sentences in a paragraph are the same length and structure. the first sentence and the last sentence echo the exact same thought.

In chapter 3 of franz kafka’s the metamorphosis, gregor is confined to his room after an injury inhibits his movement. however, he finds solace in being able to hear his family’s conversations through his open bedroom door. what does this detail show about gregor’s state of mind? a. he still feels the need for human company. b. he feels trapped in his house with his family. c. he misses interacting with his kind, loving mother. d. he’s bored and wants to go back to work.