Newsroom 45
Multiple-choice exercise
For each question, click on the button beside the correct answer.
Neither Duke nor UNC (was, were) in favor of expansion.
- was
- were
Unless Witherspoon or Field (are, is) delivering a witticism, the movie withers.
- are
- is
No man's life, liberty or property (is, are) safe when the Legislature is in session.
- is
- are
She's even offering a $50 reward to (whoever, whomever) reunites her with her collection.
- whoever
- whomever
Ivory is asking (whoever, whomever) took the beads to return them.
- whoever
- whomever
Ralph has done so much work with so little complaining. He's a real (trooper, trouper, grouper).
- trooper
- trouper
- grouper
The students (boned up on, homed in on) their math before the test.
- boned up on
- homed in on
B.J. Wie suggested Ammaccapane and Hanson should have cut his daughter and (he, him, hymn) some slack.
- he
- him
- hymn
One of Reubin Askew's political elders (sat, set, threw) me down and offered me a nugget of wisdom.
- sat
- set
- threw
They (laid, lay, lied) on their sides, shoveling sand into 6-inch-deep pans.
- laid
- lay
- lied