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=Class Work= 1. Review Subject-Verb Agreement 2. Discuss background on the story "Initiation" 3. Read "Initiation" =Homework= 1. Complete this week's HSA prep 2. Study for Subj-Verb Agreement Quiz (Friday for A-day; Thursday for B-Day) 3. Finish reading "Initiation"

4. For the following sentences (1-5), write the verb that agrees with the subject. For 6-10, correct the errors in dangling/misplaced modifiers.

1. Local dignitaries (rides, ride) in cars and (waves, wave) to the crowds. 2. Always there (is, are) a number of special acts to entertain the spectators. 3. The mayor of Orem, who is chairman of the parade committee this year, (is, are) to lead the parade. 4. But Santa Claus, the favorite of all the children, (is, are) always the most important attraction of the parade. 5. Steve (is, are) manager of the neighborhood market. 6. While scuba diving in the ocean, a jellyfish stung me. 7. Marin watched a radiant sunset climbing a hill. 8. Chris offered him a book swinging in the hammock. 9. At the back of the refrigerator, I noticed a yellow apple. 10. The cat was perched on top of the fence that always seemed playful.