Organisers of the very first lake garda race report that all but 500 of the 15,000 places has now sold out, just a month after they was first released to the public. for anyone itching to be the very first winner, there are only days left to get your entry in. prices range from £35 to £55, with riders attempting either of two challenges: a gruelling, 104-mile event that covers the most difficult terrain, or as lightly less testing, but no less enjoyable, 52-mile contest that winds its way along the scenic shores of lake garda on april 12th/13th. starting near the port, both events will conclude in the picturesque lakeside town of brenzone where the official awards ceremonies will occur. the first subject-verb disagreement: organisers reports. the second: all but 500 of the 15,000 places has sold out. the third: they was first released.

The four subject-verb disagreements are:

Organizers/reports

places / has

They / was

awards ceremonies / will occur

Explanation:

Organizers is a plural noun and reports is a verb in a simple present sentence with the conjugation of the third person, places and has followed the same error since it is a plural noun with a third person conjugation, and this error continues to they and was, the last mistake uses two words in plural in the noun which is not possible since it should be the awards ceremony.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the mending wall was written by robert frost