sherlock holmes

Sherlock Holmes

• curious person
• messy person
• love to do experiments 
• loving person

Dr. Watson

• helpful person
• caring person 
• handsome 
• intelligent 

Blackwood

• a killer
• professor who used science
• intelligent 
• evil

Ending :

I am unsatisfied with the ending of this story . This is due to the reopening of the case . The case was not fully investigated . There was no ending for the story and there might be another sherlocks holmes movie .

Subject-Verb Agreement - Exercise 1

Choose the correct verb in each sentence below.  Then click the "Check My Work" button to view  the correct answers.

1.  Emily and Greg (comes,  come) to my house every Friday for lunch.
2.  There (is,  are) time to watch the movie.
3.  My friends who are in the band (wants,  want) me to play a musical instrument.
4.  My father or my brothers (is,  are) coming with me to the ball game.
5.  Everyone (needs, need) time to relax.
6.  That bag of oranges (looks, look) fresh.
7.  The lacrosse team (hopes, hope) to win the tournament next week.
8.  Your trousers (needs, need) to be cleaned.
9.  Some of the books on the shelf (is, are) dusty.
10.  Even though the students like the class, a few (thinks, think) that it is too complicated.

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Answer Key

Subject-Verb Agreement - Exercise 1

1.  The correct answer is come.  Emily and Greg (comes, come) to my house every Friday for lunch.  Refer to Rule #3 on the subject-verb agreement page.

Your answer:  come

     

2.  The correct answer is is.  There (is, are) time to watch the movie.  Refer to Rule #5 on the subject-verb agreement page.

Your answer:  is

       

3.  The correct answer is want.  My friends who are in the band (wants, want)  me to play a musical instrument.  Refer to Rule #1 on the subject-verb agreement page.

Your answer: want

      

4.  The correct answer is are.  My father or my brothers (is, are) coming with me to play a musical instrument.  Refer to Rule #4 on the subject-verb agreement page.

Your answer:  is

     

5.  The correct answer is needs.  Everyone (needs, need) time to relax.  Refer to Rule #2 on the subject-verb agreement page.

Your answer: need

    

6.  The correct answer is looks.  That bag of oranges (looks, look) fresh.  Refer to Rule #1 on the subject-verb agreement page.

Your answer: looks

       

7.  The correct answer is hopes.  The lacrosse team (hopes, hope) to the tournament next week.  Refer to Rule #6 on the subject-verb agreement page.

Your answer:  hopes

    

8.  The correct answer is need.  Your trousers (needs, need) to be cleaned.  Refer to Rule #8 on the subject-verb agreement page.

Your answer:  need

      

9.  The correct answer is are.  Some of the books on the shelf (is, are) dusty.  Refer to Rule #2 and Rule #1.

Your answer:  are

     

10.  The correct answer is think.  Even though the students like the class, a few (thinks, think) that it is too complicated.  Refer to Rule #2 on the subject verb agreement page.

Your answer: think

assignment for BEL .

The title of the book is The Last Song written by Nicholas Sparks . The main character in this novel is Ronnie .
Through this novel i can conclude that i do have certain characteristic which match with Ronnie . In this novel Ronnie can be seen as someone who trust strangers more than herself like i do . I do trust strangers more than i trust myself . As in the novel , Ronnie trust Ashley more than she trust what she saw with her own eyes . Ronnie is in relationship with Will which Will is a some kind of guy who always did the exact thing with other woman before her . At first she refused to trust Ashley but after a few minutes she started to feel that Will is cheating on her . So she left Will without any notice at the beach . She left him right away without any explanation from Will .
As for me , i trust my friends more than i trust myself . I always trust other people better doesn't matter whether it is about studies , general knowledge or anything . I will become the first person to agree with anything even though it is something that I'm not sure .