2. Verb Agreement One of the boxes is/are on the counter. One box is on the counter. The people who listen to that music is/are smart. The people are smart. The team captain, as well as his players, is/are in trouble. The team captain is in trouble. The book, including all the chapters in the first section, is/are great. The book is great. The woman with all the dogs walk/walks everyday past my house. The woman walks everyday past my house. My biggest problem is/are all of the grammar rules. My problem is the grammar rules.

3. More Verb Agreement Standing above all the rest was/were the Navy and Army. Standing above all the rest were the Navy and Army. The professional staff write its/their own trip reports. The professional staff write their own trip reports. The orchestra provides/provide a cultural boost. The orchestra provides a cultural boost.

4. Verb Tense We all know past, present, and future. But then, jargon rears its ugly head: past perfect, present perfect, and future perfect, which use the past participle The floor sank two inches in the main building. The floor had ____ two inches in main building during the construction project. The floor had sunk two inches in main building during the construction project.

5. Verb Tense Let’s edit this passage together: Many people thought that it will never happen, but Los Angeles finally opened a subway system. Perhaps you imagine that the name LA. will never be associated with public transit, because it was practically synonymous with the word automobile. When questioned, some people say that the new system, although it is modest so far, was a turning point for the city. If you have visited New York, which has more than 450 stations and hundreds of miles of tracks, you realize that the new system is quite small. On opening day, supporters of the new system had said that they hoped to have put the city's dollars toward building stations rather than freeways.

6. Verb Tense Many people thought that it would never happen, but Los Angeles finally opened a subway system. Perhaps you imagine that the name LA. would never be associated with public transit, because it has been practically synonymous with the word automobile. When questioned, some people say that the new system, although it is modest so far, is a turning point for the city. If you have visited New York, which has more than 450 stations and hundreds of miles of tracks, you realize that the new system is quite small. On opening day, supporters of the new system said that they hoped to put the city's dollars toward building stations rather than freeways.