For help with verb endings and verb forms, see pages 257-59 of A Writer's Guidebook.

NOTE: Cutting, pasting, and adding or deleting text may cause awkward line breaks which you can correct by backspacing. Exercise 11 Verb endings/verb forms In the following sentences, correct the verbs as necessary. 1. According to an article by Suzanne Lego, a nurse psychotherapist, many people now goes to doctors for help with stress rather than because of illness. According to an article by Suzanne Lego, a nurse psychotherapist, many people now goes to doctors for help with stress rather than because of illness.   2. Lego argue that stress is an influencing factor in most illnesses. Lego argue that stress is an influencing factor in most illnesses.   3. Left untreated, stress can cause a person to lay around all day, feeling helpless. Left untreated, stress can cause a person to lay around all day, feeling helpless.   4. Health problems cause by stress are becoming more prevalent among women. Health problems cause by stress are becoming more prevalent among women.   5. Women increasingly takes on more stressful jobs than they did in the past. Women increasingly takes on more stressful jobs than they did in the past.   6. They feel that they be under pressure to manage both housework and office work. They feel that they be under pressure to manage both housework and office work.   7. At both home and work, however, a woman often have less authority than a man. At both home and work, however, a woman often have less authority than a man.   8. This lack of authority lead to various forms of stress that can cause illness. This lack of authority lead to various forms of stress that can cause illness.   9. When a woman give household tasks to other family members, she lower her stress level. When a woman give household tasks to other family members, she lower her stress level.   10. When women have discuss with other women at work how to create a more positive working environment, conditions have improve. When women have discuss with other women at work how to create a more positive working environment, conditions have improve. Please fill out the fields below to ensure correct delivery of your exercise. You will receive a confirmation notice. Your e-mail address Your instructor's e-mail address Your name CAUTION: If you check your answers and go back to this page using the links on the answer key, your changes will be gone. Use the back button on your browser to keep the changes intact. E-mail exercise to instructor Student answer key for this exercise (even-numbered answers only) Instructor answer key for this exercise (password protected)

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