1. Nobody know when the process of glass-making was invented.
Answer A (know) = WRONG. Because "Nobody" is the singular subject. Singular subject must followed by s/es.
And the correct answer is: Nobody knows when the process of glass-making was invented.
2. The languages of the world presents a vast array of structural similarities and differences.
Answer A (presents) = WRONG. Because "The languages" is the plural subject. Plural subject doesn't need s/es.
And the correct answer is: The languages of the world present a vast array of structural similarities and differences.
3. The rise of multinationals have resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because multinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.
Answer A (have) = WRONG. Because the subject is singular.
And the correct answer is: The rise multinationals has resulted in a great deal of legal ambiguity because mltinationals can operate in so many jurisdictions.
4. All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States has even numbers, while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.
Answer A (has) = WRONG. Because "All of the east-west interstate highways" is a plural subject. Plural subject doesn't need s/es.
And the correct answer is: All of the east-west interstate highways in the United States have even numbers, while north-south interstate highways are odd-numbered.
5. When a massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos were detected on Earth.
Answer C (were) = WRONG. Because "a wave of neutrinos" is a singular subject. So, we should use was.
And the correct answer is: When massive star in the large Magellanic Cloud exploded in1987, a wave of neutrinos was detected on Earth.
6. Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes are occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.
Answer C (are) = WRONG. Because the subject is singular. So, we should use is.
And the correct answer is: Every open space in the targeted area that has grass and a few bushes is occupied by the white-crowned sparrow.
7. Krakatao is remembered as the volcano that put so much ash into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward.
Answer B (put) = WRONG. Because the subject is singular. So, singular must followed by s/es.
The correct answer is: Krakatoa is remembered as the volcano that puts so much ash into the air that sunsets around the world was affected for two years afterward.
8. The term "Yankee" was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the United States are referred to as a Yankee.
Answer B ( are) = WRONG. Because the subject is singular. So, we should use "'is" not "are".
And the correct answer is: The term "Yankee" was originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from the United States is referred to as a Yankee.
9. A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles, supply blood to the face and scalp.
Answer C (supply) = WRONG. Because the subject is singular. Singular must followed by s/es.
And the correct answer is: A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles, supplies blood to the face and scalp.
10. Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest who can withstand the severest drought.
Answer C (who) = WRONG. Because "who" used for people. So, we should use "which" for tree.
And the correct answer is: Mesquite is a small tree in the Southwest which can withstand the severest drought.
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