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

Responses

They are both singular or both plural.
They are both singular or both plural.

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

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

They are not separated by interrupting words.

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.

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

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

The clouds swiftly moves across the sky.

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

sailboat
sailboat

stripes
stripes

sails
sails

lake

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

The people in the audience stand as the show ends.
The people in the audience stand as the show ends.

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

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.

1 answer

  1. Which of the following describes what it means when subjects and verbs agree?

    • They are both singular or both plural.
  2. Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

    • The cat carefully steps across the fence.
  3. 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?

    • sailboat
  4. Which sentence displays correct subject-verb agreement?

    • The people in the audience stand as the show ends.