Subject-Verb Agreement exercise Instructions: After you read the Subject-Verb ag
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Subject-Verb Agreement exercise
Instructions: After you read the Subject-Verb agreement handout complete the following exercise. Correct each sentence that contains an error in subject-verb agreement. One sentence in each group is correct. Put a “C” next to the one that is correct & rewrite the ones that are not correct
Trouble Spot 1: The subject seems plural but is considered singular.
1. The basketball team are going to play for the state championship.
2. Nobody in the entire class understand the assignment.
3. Neither of my little brothers believe in Santa Claus.
4. Measles are not a common disease today in America.
5. Each of my sisters plans to go to an out-of-state college.
Trouble Spot 2: The subject comes after the verb.
1. Where is the computer labs on this campus?
2. There was only three open spaces in the parking garage this morning.
3. On the instructor’s desk are piles of student papers.
4. Here is the vintage t-shirts I ordered.
5. Which is your favorite rides at Knott’s Berry Farm?
Trouble Spot 3: Words come between the subject and the verb.
1. My aunt, along with my uncle and my four cousins, are arriving on Tuesday.
2. The dog from the greyhound rescue organization seems very nervous.
3. People who frequently travel by plane is able to earn a lot of free miles.
4. Strong gusts of hot wind from the desert creates Santa Ana conditions.
5. Habits like eating healthy food and getting plenty of exercise is good for all of us.
Explanation / Answer
1. The basketball team is going to play for the state championship.
2. Nobody in the entire class understands the assignment.
3. Correct.
4. Measles is not a common disease today in America.
5. Each of my sisters plan to go to an out-of-state college.
Please post the other questions separately as we are supposed to answer just one question or four sub parts of a question.