Find the error with subject-verb agreement. Select the incorrect verb and type it correctly.

Modern
calculators
which
can
compute
complex
sums
almost
instantaneously
derives
from
abacuses
hand-operated
devices
with
beads
that
slide
along
rods

1 answer

The incorrect verb is "derives." The correct verb should be "derive" to match the plural subject "calculators."

Corrected sentence: "Modern calculators, which can compute complex sums almost instantaneously, derive from abacuses, hand-operated devices with beads that slide along rods."