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Date ___________________

The Verb "To be"
Circle the form of the verb be that best completes each sentence.

1.  Since I (is, are, am) so thirsty, I hope they give me a very liberal amount of lemonade.
2.  Carrots (is, are, am) easy to store, transport and consume raw.
3.  I (is, are, am) worried about my uncle, because he suffers from a chronic cough.
4.  The center of a glacier moves more rapidly than the sides and the surface more rapidly than the bottom, because the sides and bottom (is, are, am) held back by friction.
5.  My uncle (is, are, am) so gullible that he believes anyone who tries to con him into "going into business" with them.
6.  We (is, are, am) dealing with very convoluted issues, and there is really no clear answer as to the solution.
7.  You (is, are, am) unprepared for public office and I will not sanction your nomination.
8.  Until I have my first cup of coffee in the morning, I (is, are, am) so lethargic I can barely move.
9.  Endurance (is, are, am) more important to a marathon runner than speed.
10.  His lyric poems (is, are, am) superb in their beauty, grandeur, and mastery of language.
11.  Failure to flourish, a very serious condition in infants, (is, are, am) evidenced by lack of normal weight and height gains.
12.  Anytime I go to the main public library downtown, I (is, are, am) amazed at the copious books that are in that building.
13.  My best friend (is, are, am) such a repository for me. I can tell her anything without fear that she will repeat it.
14.  If you doubt my veracity, then I guess there is not much more that I can say to convince you that I know what I (is, are, am) talking about.
15.  If your posture (is, are, am) not good, you may have back problems later in life.
16.  I (is, are, am) trying to deduce the facts so that I can make an intelligent decision.
17.  Please make it your first priority to make sure that our dogs (is, are, am) fed while we're gone on vacation this summer.
18.  There (is, are, am) a benevolent society in our city which distributes coats to needy children.
19.  I wholeheartedly believe that Mr. Clark will be able to withstand any criticism he may face while in office. I (is, are, am) quite positive that he will rise above it all.
20.  Our general consensus (is, are, am) that the art contest should be held earlier in the year so that we can have outside activities to attract families in our community.



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