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[Mix (1) #4]
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(1) Only one of the builders equipped to receive unit loads. (is / are)
(2) While she her lodging-house in Seattle, gold was discoverd in Alaska. (ran / was running)
(3) Here, in this city alone, there a million South Africans of Indian descent. (is / are)
(4) About 90 percent of the corn used in the United States fed to animals. (is / are)
(5) Several soft drinks extracts from kola nuts. (contain / are containing)
(6) The police know about the theft. (doesn't / don't)
(7) Fortunately, the news good. (was / were)
(8) Each of the apprentices to copy some famous Italian painting. (has / have)
(9) All the information we have about the refugees been collected in this report. (has / have)
(10) Could I have some more gravy, please; it absolutely delicious. (is / was)

(Based on exam question, spring 1998)


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