Question

1. one writers beginnings (is, are) eudora weltys account of growing up in jackson, mississippi. 8. five percent of the crop (was, were) affected by the frost. 9. \my goal (is, are) increased sales and salary increases,\ the manager announced. 10. mathematics (has, have) always been charlottes best subject. exercise 10 proofreading a paragraph for subject - verb agreement in the paragraph below, draw a line through any verb or verb phrase that does not agree in number with its subject. write the correct form of the verb in the space above the incorrect word. if a sentence contains no agreement errors, write c. ex. jacqueline cochrans (1906 - 1980) career and achievements is outstanding. are 1 after cochran learned to fly in 1932, every speed, distance, and altitude record were hers to break. 2 it was her record - breaking abilities and her gender that brought her fame. 3 two air - speed records was set in 1938, one of them by cochran. 4 military service and working as a pilot instructor was another part of cochrans success. 5 a number of female pilots was trained by cochran during the war. 6 the womens air force service pilots were the organization that cochran headed in 1943. 7 many a flying record were broken by the skilled pilot in the years that followed. 8 flying faster than the speed of sound and flying twice the speed of sound was among cochrans many firsts. 9 another first for a woman, 1,429 miles per hour were the speed record cochran set in 1964. 10 aeronautics owe a great deal to jacqueline cochran.

Explanation:

1. "Career and achievements" is a plural subject, so "is" should be "are".
2. "Every speed, distance, and altitude record" is a singular - concept subject, so "were" should be "was".
3. "Two air - speed records" is plural, so "was" should be "were".
4. "Military service and working as a pilot instructor" is a plural subject, so "was" should be "were".
5. "A number of female pilots" is plural, so "was" should be "were".
6. "The Women’s Air Force Service Pilots" is a singular organization name, so "were" should be "was".
7. "Many a flying record" is singular, so "were" should be "was".
8. "Flying faster than the speed of sound and flying twice the speed of sound" is a plural - concept subject, so "was" should be "were".
9. "1,429 miles per hour" is a singular speed - record value, so "were" should be "was".
10. "Aeronautics" is a singular subject, so "owe" should be "owes".

Answer:

[1] are
[2] was
[3] were
[4] were
[5] were
[6] was
[7] was
[8] were
[9] was
[10] owes