Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 66

Cross out the nonstandard verb form in each sentence. Then write the standard form of be, have, or do in the space provided.
________ 1. My cat, Tugger, be the toughest animal I know.
________ 2. He have survived many close calls.
________ 3. Three years ago, he were caught inside a car's engine.
________ 4. He have one ear torn off and lost his sight in one eye.
________ 5. We was surprised that he lived through the accident.
________ 6. Within weeks, though, he were back to normal.
________ 7. Then, last year, we was worried that we would lose Tugger.
________ 8. Lumps that was growing on his back turned out to be cancer.
________ 9. But the vet done an operation that saved Tugger's life.
________ 10. By now, we know that Tugger really do have nine lives.