Question

Question

The following sentence contains an error with subject-verb agreement. Select the incorrect verb.

The clouds drifting across the sky resembles a distant flock of pale birds.

(1 point)
Responses

Clouds
Clouds

Drifting
Drifting

Resembles
Resembles

Flock

Answer 1

The incorrect verb in the sentence is resembles.

The subject "clouds" is plural, so the correct verb should be "resemble." The corrected sentence would be: "The clouds drifting across the sky resemble a distant flock of pale birds."