Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 8

Underline the correct form in parentheses.
1. My friends (are, they are) like family to me.
2. My apartment is over thirty years old, but (is, it is) a relatively clean, safe building.
3. (Was brandy, There was brandy) added to the chocolate Bundt cake.
4. Nilva (owns, is owning) two dogs: a rottweiler and a German shepherd.
5. The exam will not (be covered, cover) the last four chapters in the textbook.
6. After a year-long deployment in Iraq, Jesse (very homesick, was very homesick).
7. I need (to eat, eating) on a schedule because of my diabetes.
8. Trina (wants to be studying, wants to study) at least three hours a day.
9. Derek's scooter (stalled, it stalled) at the intersection during a rainstorm.
10. If I go to the club with my friends, I will feel like (to smoke, smoking).