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 18.

example

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

a. fashion/has

b. fashion/have

c. people/has

d. people/have

  1. Question

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

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

  2. Question

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

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

  3. Question

    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.
    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.: 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.

  4. Question

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

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

  5. Question

    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.
    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.: 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.

  6. Question

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

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

  7. Question

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

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.
    		D.
    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.: The bindi, which was once a meaningful religious symbol, (was, were) just another cool fad.