12. (Don't, Doesn't) she have any better ideas?
13. Just then, a flock of ducks (land, lands) right in the swimming pool!
14. (Isn't, Aren't) thirty dollars a lot to pay for a pair of socks?
2007-06-06 04:19:50 · 19 answers · asked by JJ 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
12) Doesn't she have any better ideas?
Think of rearranging the words into a statement that you can understand more easily, like:
She do/does not have any better ideas.
Which word sounds better? Does.
13) Just then, a flock of ducks lands right in the swimming pool!
To choose the correct verb, just think:
Is it "the flock land" or "the flock lands"? The plural word "ducks" may mislead you in this sentence, but the verb needs to agree with the collective noun, "flock."
14) Isn't thirty dollars a lot to pay for a pair of socks?
Use the same method as #12:
Thirty dollars is/are not a lot to pay for a pair of socks.
Which verb sounds better? Is.
2007-06-06 04:36:40 · answer #1 · answered by wannalala 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(Doesn't) she have any better ideas?
Just then a flock of ducks (lands) right in the swimming pool!
(Isn't) thirty dollars a lot to pay for a pair of socks?
Be careful when posing these kinds of questions, I am shocked by how many people responded incorrectly. Although it's tricky to see, all the subjects in these sentences are singular. There is 1 girl, 1 flock and 1 payment. Don't be mislead by the ideas, ducks, and dollars. Those words only support the subjects, they don't dictate the tense.
Good Luck!
2007-06-06 04:32:57 · answer #2 · answered by Taylor B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't she have any better ideas?
Just then, a flock of ducks lands right in the swimming pool!
Isn't thirty dollars a lot to pay for a pair of sock?
2007-06-06 04:24:10 · answer #3 · answered by Kathi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good thinking in choosing Yahoo answers in helping out with the homework! I should try that sometime too, hehe.
12. _Doesn't_ she have any better ideas?
13. Just then, a flock of ducks _lands_ right in the swimming pool.
14. _Isn't_ thirty dollars a lot to pay for a pair of socks?
2007-06-06 04:25:12 · answer #4 · answered by Cobalt Blue 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
12. Don't = do not, they, plural
Doesn't = does not, she, singular
So....Doesn't she have any better ideas.
13. ducks, lands = plural
duck, land = singular
So....Just then, a flock of ducks lands right in the swimming pool!
14. isn't = is not, aren't = are not, So.....Isn't thirty dollars a lot to pay for a pair of socks?
I think this is right, but I'm not gonna swear to it.
2007-06-06 04:31:39 · answer #5 · answered by Lynn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Be careful with the second one. What is doing the landing? A flock. A flock . . .land or lands?
2007-06-06 04:23:47 · answer #6 · answered by pob14 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
12. Doesn't
13. Lands
14. Isn't
2007-06-06 04:23:40 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Carefully balanced on the arm of the chair were a stack of books.
2016-05-18 00:20:42 · answer #8 · answered by albertine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Doesn't
2. Landed
3. Isn't
2007-06-06 04:22:21 · answer #9 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
12. Dosen't
13. land
14. Isn't
2007-06-06 04:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by prettykitty0829 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋