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Exercise G1-3
Subject-verb agreement
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In each pair, click on the sentence that does not have any problem of subject-verb agreement.
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Example
1 of 5
Correct. The verb
is agrees with the subject,
Measles, which has a plural form but a singular meaning. For more help, see section
G1.
Sorry. The verb
are does not agree with the subject,
Measles, which has a plural form but a singular meaning. For more help, see section
G1.
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2 of 5
Correct. The verb
are agrees with the compound subject
figurine,
set, and
village. For more help, see section
G1.
Sorry. The verb must agree with the subject even when the subject follows the verb.
Is does not agree with the compound subject
figurine,
set, and
village. For more help, see section
G1.
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3 of 5
Correct. The noun
factor, not
one, is the antecedent of
that, so the verb
determine is correct. For more help, see section
G1.
Sorry. The noun
factor, not
one, is the antecedent of
that, so the verb
determines is not correct. For more help, see section
G1.
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4 of 5
Correct.
One, not
applicants, is the antecedent of
who, so the verb
has is correct. For more help, see section
G1.
Sorry.
One, not
applicants, is the antecedent of
who, so the verb
have is not correct. For more help, see section
G1.
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5 of 5
Correct. When the subject is joined with
Neither . . . nor, the verb agrees with the part of the subject nearer to the verb. The verb
were agrees with the plural
companions. For more help, see section
G1.
Sorry. When the subject is joined with
Neither . . . nor, the verb should agree with the part of the subject nearer to the verb. The verb
was does not agree with the plural
companions. For more help, see section
G1.
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