Day 1: Subject Verb Agreement (SVA)

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A 2017 study by an international team of scientists ______ that a lack of nitrogen in Madagascar’s fruits may have caused the lemur to develop these unusual feeding traits through evolution.

suggests

Several studies conducted since 2001, including one from 2016, ______ evidence that two unique African elephant populations are in fact two distinct species: the savanna elephant and the forest elephant.

have provided

Digital technology has expanded opportunities for creative expression, especially in music: the spread of software that can be used to cut parts from different songs and paste them together _____ the creation of a music genre known as remix, or mash-up

has spurred

In the periodic table, an element’s atomic number indicates the number of protons in an atom of that element. For example, there are 25 protons in a manganese atom. Raymond Chang’s textbook General Chemistry: The Essential Concepts _____ this concept in detail.

discusses

At USDA, Andrews was part of a team that developed the Public Health Information System (PHIS). USDA describes PHIS as “a dynamic, comprehensive data analytic system” that _____ data collected by USDA inspectors who monitor food-production facilities.

compiles and organizes

The classic children’s board game Chutes and Ladders is a version of an ancient Nepalese game, Paramapada Sopanapata. In both games, players encounter “good” or “bad” spaces while traveling along a path. Landing on one of the good spaces _____ a player to skip ahead and arrive closer to the end goal.

allows

The prospect of failure did not worry American entrepreneur Jacob De Graffe, who, perhaps embolden by the recent success of Penguin Paperbacks in the United Kingdom, _____ sure that there was a market for literature that was accessible and portable.

was

Conversely, the expansion of chromatophores _____ in a squid’s body taking on darker coloration in a wide variety of patterns; this type of change is often seen among animals that are in an alarmed state.

results

Patterns of evolution in primate species such as orangutans _____ that communication among large numbers of groups was critical in humanoid evolution as well, although other studies on the topic have made contradictory claims.

suggest

While certain bacteria like E. coli can cause foodborne illnesses, including gastrointestinal infections, other bacteria _____ employed in laboratories as model organisms for genetic studies, where their adaptability and rapid growth make them an invaluable tool for investigating molecular processes.

are

That the repeated thermonuclear outbursts of U Scorpii, a recurrent nova system consisting of a white dwarf star and a companion star, have occurred on timescales as brief as eight years — shorter intervals between outbursts than have been observed in some other novae of its class — _____ to the white dwarf’s extremely large mass and rapid accretion of hydrogen from its companion star.

is due

The most prominent among the many great Renaissances painters and writers to put their minds to the problem of asymmetrical aspects _____ the sixteenth-century writer Pietro Aretino, who found a way to not necessarily solve but circumvent it.

was

The 19th century saw a significant shift in art as artists began to experiment with new techniques and styles. Arguably most iconoclastic _____ Claude Monet and Edgar Degas, both of whom sought to break free from the traditional academic art style of the time.

were

Some businesses, such as Safeco, a Seattle-based insurance company, even _____ SBV as a form of professional development.

use

A model created by biologist Luis Valente predicts that the rate of speciation — the rate at which new species form — on an isolated island located approximately 5,000 kilometers from the nearest mainland _____ triple the rate of speciation on an island only 500 kilometers from the mainland

will be

A newly formed team of homeowners and business people _____ met with the transportation department to voice its concerns about plans for a shopping mall in the community.

has