Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Problems When the Subject and Verb Are Separated by a Dependent Clause

For each of the following sentences, identify the correct subject/verb pairing.

For help with this exercise, see chapter 24 of Real Essays 5e.

Example

  1. Often, people who blindly follow fashion (has, have) no idea of the original significance of the trendy item they are wearing.
    1. fashion/has
    2. fashion/have
    3. people/has
    4. people/have

  1. Question 1.141

    Traditionally, the red dot that Indian women wear on their foreheads (indicates, indicate) that they are married Hindus.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  2. Question 1.142

    This dot, which is known as a bindi or pottu, (represents, represent) the mystical “third eye” in Hinduism.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  3. Question 1.143

    The bindi, which was originally a simple red or maroon powdered circle, (has, have) evolved into a stick-on dot available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  4. Question 1.144

    In the 1990s, some women who wore bindis (was, were) making more of a fashion statement than a religious one.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  5. Question 1.145

    In fact, the religious symbol that Hindu women have worn for centuries (is, are) showing up on the foreheads of hip young Americans, both male and female.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  6. Question 1.146

    The American whose bindi first attracted attention among trendy, pierced people (was, were) probably singer Gwen Stefani.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.

  7. Question 1.147

    The bindi, which was once a meaningful religious symbol, (was, were) just another cool fad.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.