Which of the following describes what it means when subjects and verbs agree?(1 point)

Question

Responses

They have the same ending.
They have the same ending.

They are not separated by interrupting words.
They are not separated by interrupting words.

They describe the same things.
They describe the same things.

They are both singular or both plural.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

They are both singular or both plural.

Subject-verb agreement means that both the subject and the verb must match in number; if the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular, and if the subject is plural, the verb must also be plural.

Answer 2

Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?(1 point)
Responses

My teachers often gives homework on the weekend.
My teachers often gives homework on the weekend.

The clouds swiftly moves across the sky.
The clouds swiftly moves across the sky.

The cat carefully steps across the fence.
The cat carefully steps across the fence.

My brother always want to cook dinner.
My brother always want to cook dinner.

Answer 3

The sentence that uses correct subject-verb agreement is:

The cat carefully steps across the fence.

In this sentence, "cat" is singular, and "steps" is the correct singular form of the verb to match. The other sentences have errors in subject-verb agreement.

Answer 4

Use the sentence to answer the question.

The sailboat with the yellow stripes on its sails drifted across the lake.

Which of the following is the subject of the sentence?

(1 point)
Responses

stripes
stripes

sailboat
sailboat

sails
sails

lake

Answer 5

The subject of the sentence is:

sailboat

In the sentence, "The sailboat with the yellow stripes on its sails drifted across the lake," the main subject is "sailboat," which is what the sentence is about.

Answer 6

Which sentence displays correct subject-verb agreement?(1 point)
Responses

The helpers working behind the stage comes out, too!
The helpers working behind the stage comes out, too!

The dialogue spoken by the actors make the crowd roar with laughter.
The dialogue spoken by the actors make the crowd roar with laughter.

The actors in the play returns to take another bow.
The actors in the play returns to take another bow.

The people in the audience stand as the show ends.

Answer 7

The sentence that displays correct subject-verb agreement is:

The people in the audience stand as the show ends.

In this sentence, "people" is plural, and "stand" is the correct plural form of the verb. The other sentences contain subject-verb agreement errors.