Question

Read the sentences.

Horses from the ranches gallops in the nearby fields. The horses often chase rabbits, squirrels, or possum.

Which is the best way to fix the subject-verb agreement error in these sentences?
Change “horses” to “horse”
Change “chase” to “chases”
Change “ranches” to “ranch”
Change “gallops” to “gallop”

Answer 1

Change “gallops” to “gallop”.

Explanation: The subject "Horses" is plural, so the verb must be plural too: "Horses from the ranches gallop in the nearby fields."