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3. The cuckoo clock (squawks, squawk) loudly on the hour and
half hour.
4. The names of Trevor’s goldfish (is, are) Moe, Larry, and Curly.
5. The speckled jellybeans (tastes, taste) like buttered popcorn.
6. The cat had found the jellybeans, and they (was, were)
scattered across the floor.
7. An airline’s reputation (suffers, suffer) when one of its planes
crashes.
8. Because the sisters (is, are) so busy, they rarely see one
another.
9. Ms. Roberts (quiz, quizzes) her students on grammar every
week.
10. For breakfast, Lauren (insist, insists) on eating sugary cereal
with multicolored marshmallows.
