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Grammar Focus

A Check the correct sentences.

1 a. The climate in the desert is very dry.
b. The climate in the desert are very dry.

2 a. Heat from the sun make the air hot during the day.

b. Heat from the sun makes the air hot during the day.

3 a. The animals hunt at night when temperatures are cooler.

b. The animals hunts at night when temperatures are cooler.

4 a. The soil does not have much water and many nutrients for plants
to grow.

b. The soil do not have much water and many nutrients for plants to
grow.

5 a. During the day, they has to find shady spots to stay away from the hot

sun.

b. During the day, they have to find shady spots to stay away from the
hot sun.

B Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 In a desert, only a few centimeters of rain ( fall / falls ) each year.

2 A desert ( is / are ) the driest land in the world.

3 Jackrabbits and cactus wrens ( is / are ) some animals that can survive in

the desert.

4 The plants that do survive in the desert ( is / are ) far apart from each
other.

5 The desert ( is / are ) a harsh land for plants.

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