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1. Some people fail to recognize the value of enjoying the small things in life.

2. Even after she was warned by the judge that her line of questioning was

inadmissible, Smith persisted in mercilessly badgering the witness.

3. Seldom do so many fail so spectacularly in such a simple undertaking.

4. Rejecting any allegations of wrongdoing, the indicted Senator Meinhart vowed

to continue his term.

5. Though the old saying claims otherwise, scientific studies have not demonstrated

music’s ability to soothe savage beasts.

6. As a rule of thumb, most businesses carry an inventory no greater than three

months’ worth of sales. 

7. None of the proposed solutions to the problem addressed all the issues inherent

in the crisis.

8. The advance of technology has led to computers that are so fast and so compactthat experts wonder when the limits of computational efficiency will be reached.

9. Named after the industry that initially was their prime sponsor, soap operas

debuted in the 1920s.

10. Thousands of onlookers, well-wishers, and assorted gawkers lined the boulevard

outside the famous restaurant Chez Amee.

Answers to Drill 11. subject: people verb: fail

2. subject: Smith verb: persisted

3. subject: many verb: fail

4. subject: Senator Meinhart verb: vowed

5. subject: studies verb: have not demonstrated

6. subject: businesses verb: carry

7. subject: none verb: addressed

8. subject: advance verb: has led

9. subject: soap operas verb: debuted

10. subject: thousands verb: lined

1. Recently, enrollments of minority students in graduate level programs, including

business and law school, has begun to decline after peaking in the late 1990s.

2. Of the potential candidates, many of whom have not previously run for office,

none have the experience needed for the job.

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3. Although children are reading more and more, experts in the educational field

has been reluctant to proclaim the battle against illiteracy over.

4. Anew survey conducted by the National Association of Retailers report that many

consumers feel overwhelmed by the number of products available to them.

5. Developments in neuroscience is challenging long-held beliefs about how people

process information during stressful situations.

6. Inequalities in the pay received by male and female employees perpetuate

stereotypes about the value of an individual’s work. 

7. The eroded appearance of Mars’ surface features cause many geologists, including

the preeminent Dr. Bumguardner, to speculate that the planet was once covered

with water.

8. Some cities, in an attempt to curb potentially dangerous greenhouse gas emissions,

are expanding mass transit.9. The early economy of the thirteen colonies were dependent on trade in the

northern states and agriculture in the southern states.

10. The mere suggestion of improper actions, even if none have occurred, are enough

to demand an investigation into the actions of Mayor Hanks.

Answers to Drill 2  

1. subject: enrollments correct verb: have begun

2. subject: none correct verb: has3. subject: experts correct verb: have been

4. subject: survey correct verb: reports

5. subject: developments correct verb: are challenging

6. subject: inequalities correct verb: perpetuate (no error)

7. subject: appearance correct verb: causes

8. subject: cities correct verb: are expanding (no error)

9. subject: economy correct verb: was

10. subject: suggestion correct verb: is

1. Neither Coach Randy nor the players feels responsible for the team’s woeful 

winning percentage.

2. Most of the damage caused by Hurricane Laura was restricted to the low-lying

areas of the town and to those parts of town that was near the water.

3.Mathematics are rarely listed among students’ favorite subjects, but history and 

English is.

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in the dance’s downfall, the trendy nature and the changing demographics, making the verb plural.7. Extensive clinical trials of vitamin C have shown that the substance haslittle to no effect in preventing the common cold.The subject is “trials,” not vitamin C. 8. Although the stagnant Canadian online retailing market puzzled

economists for years, the reasons for its dry spell are suddenlyapparent.“Reasons” is plural. 9. Among the amazing advances bioengineers have made are salmon that grow to market weight twice as fast as regular salmon and goats whose milk wards off infections.Rearrange the sentence to clearly identify the subject andverb: Salmon…and goats…are among the amazing advances bioengineers have made.10. Proposals for a manned mission to Mars, once ridiculed as unfeasible,now appear to be very much within the realm of possibility.Ignore the prepositional phrases and modifiers separating the

subject, “proposals,” from the verb “appear.”