Question
Study the underlined part of each sentence. In which sentence does the verb agree with the subject?
Scientists who study the universe has an interesting job.
One of Jupiter’s moons has a lot of volcanic activity.
The planet, along with its moons, revolve around the sun.
Sam, together with several of his friends, observe the sky.
Scientists who study the universe has an interesting job.
One of Jupiter’s moons has a lot of volcanic activity.
The planet, along with its moons, revolve around the sun.
Sam, together with several of his friends, observe the sky.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The sentence in which the verb agrees with the subject is:
**One of Jupiter’s moons has a lot of volcanic activity.**
In this sentence, "one" is the subject, which is singular, and it correctly takes the singular verb "has."
The other sentences have subject-verb agreement errors:
- "Scientists who study the universe has an interesting job." → should be "Scientists have an interesting job."
- "The planet, along with its moons, revolve around the sun." → should be "The planet, along with its moons, revolves around the sun."
- "Sam, together with several of his friends, observe the sky." → should be "Sam, together with several of his friends, observes the sky."
**One of Jupiter’s moons has a lot of volcanic activity.**
In this sentence, "one" is the subject, which is singular, and it correctly takes the singular verb "has."
The other sentences have subject-verb agreement errors:
- "Scientists who study the universe has an interesting job." → should be "Scientists have an interesting job."
- "The planet, along with its moons, revolve around the sun." → should be "The planet, along with its moons, revolves around the sun."
- "Sam, together with several of his friends, observe the sky." → should be "Sam, together with several of his friends, observes the sky."