Question

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

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

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

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

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

1 answer

The correct response is:

They are both singular or both plural.

Subject-verb agreement means that subjects and verbs must match in number; that is, if a subject is singular, the verb must also be singular, and if the subject is plural, the verb must be plural as well.