Write the verb in the following sentences and identify its tense.

According to Copernicus's theory, the earth circled the sun, and not the reverse.

In the following sentence, indicate whether there is a problem caused by a faulty modifier. Write misplaced modifier, dangling modifier, or no error.

Before long, a speculative market developed in tulip bulbs.

For the following sentence, choose the correct verb form.

(Was, were) any other musician able to compose, sing, and perform on several instruments at age $12$ ?

In the following sentence, write the words that should be capitalized. If the sentence contains no errors, write Correct.

For them, the commercial aspects of athletics are as foreign as life on mars or a trip to the moon.

In the following sentence, write the words that should be capitalized. If the sentence contains no errors, write Correct.

today that announcer might use Richard Noble's Thrust SSC (supersonic car) as the epitome of speed.

Correct it the sentence has modifier errors. If the sentence has no errors, write Correct.

These here nutrients are vital for good physical development.

In the following sentence, choose the correct verb form.

Conflicts between Chinese tradition and the American lifestyle (figure, figures) prominently in her books.

Write the prepositional phrases in the following sentence. Circle the prepositions.

For much of her life, O'Connor raised peacocks and wrote novels and stories in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Copy the sentence. Draw a vertical line between the complete subject and the complete predicate. Then underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice.

Certain catfish crawl from one body of water to another on their tails and side fins.

For the following sentence, write the verbs or verb phrases and identify them as linking or action verbs. Circle the auxiliary verbs.

Ravens are extremely hardy, and they may inhabit the northern tundra and even the desert.

Write the conjunction and the conjunctive adverb in the following sentence.

Poplar, aspen, and cottonwood trees are all members of the genus Populus.

Write the words that should be capitalized in the following sentence.

The game-winning penalty kick belonged to brandi chastain.

For the following sentences, write the verbs or verb phrases and identify them as linking or action verbs. Circle the auxiliary verbs.

These birds can be found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

For the following sentence, choose the correct pronoun in parentheses.

However, everyone on Australia's sub-Antarctic base-researchers and wildlife rangers-seems to enjoy (his or her, their) work there-at least, for a while.