The correct response is:
They are both singular or both plural.
Subject-verb agreement means that the subject of the sentence and the verb must both be in the same form, either both singular or both plural.
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 are not separated by interrupting words.
They are not separated by interrupting words.
They describe the same things.
They describe the same things.
They have the same ending.
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Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?(1 point)
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My teachers often gives homework on the weekend.
My teachers often gives homework on the weekend.
The clouds swiftly moves across the sky.
The clouds swiftly moves across the sky.
The cat carefully steps across the fence.
The cat carefully steps across the fence.
My brother always want to cook dinner.
Responses
My teachers often gives homework on the weekend.
My teachers often gives homework on the weekend.
The clouds swiftly moves across the sky.
The clouds swiftly moves across the sky.
The cat carefully steps across the fence.
The cat carefully steps across the fence.
My brother always want to cook dinner.
The sentence that uses correct subject-verb agreement is:
The cat carefully steps across the fence.
In this sentence, "The cat" (singular subject) agrees with "steps" (singular verb). The other sentences have subject-verb agreement errors.
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
lake
lake
sails
sails
stripes
stripes
sailboat
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
lake
lake
sails
sails
stripes
stripes
sailboat
The subject of the sentence is:
sailboat
The sentence discusses what drifted across the lake, which is the "sailboat."
Which sentence displays correct subject-verb agreement?(1 point)
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The dialogue spoken by the actors make the crowd roar with laughter.
The dialogue spoken by the actors make the crowd roar with laughter.
The actors in the play returns to take another bow.
The actors in the play returns to take another bow.
The people in the audience stand as the show ends.
The people in the audience stand as the show ends.
The helpers working behind the stage comes out, too!
Responses
The dialogue spoken by the actors make the crowd roar with laughter.
The dialogue spoken by the actors make the crowd roar with laughter.
The actors in the play returns to take another bow.
The actors in the play returns to take another bow.
The people in the audience stand as the show ends.
The people in the audience stand as the show ends.
The helpers working behind the stage comes out, too!
The sentence that displays correct subject-verb agreement is:
The people in the audience stand as the show ends.
In this sentence, "people" is a plural subject that agrees with the plural verb "stand." The other sentences have subject-verb agreement errors.
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