Question
"There are two main problem I found in your essay," said Myski to her friend Bodin. "The spelling errors have not been corrected, and the citations are not formatted in the proper MLA style."
What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement?
A.
Change are to is.
B.
Change problem to problems.
C.
Change errors to error.
D.
Change have to has.
What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement?
A.
Change are to is.
B.
Change problem to problems.
C.
Change errors to error.
D.
Change have to has.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct change to address the issue of subject-verb agreement is:
**B. Change problem to problems.**
This is because "there are two main problems" is what the sentence is meant to convey, so the singular "problem" should be changed to the plural "problems" to match with "are."
**B. Change problem to problems.**
This is because "there are two main problems" is what the sentence is meant to convey, so the singular "problem" should be changed to the plural "problems" to match with "are."