The correct response is:
They are both singular or both plural.
This describes subject-verb agreement, where both the subject and the verb in a sentence must match in number (singular or plural).
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 have the same ending.
They have the same ending.
They are both singular or both plural.
They are both singular or both plural.
They are not separated by interrupting words.
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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.
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.
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.
The sentence that uses correct subject-verb agreement is:
The cat carefully steps across the fence.
In this sentence, "cat" (singular) correctly agrees with the singular verb "steps."
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)
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sailboat
sailboat
stripes
stripes
lake
lake
sails
Which of the following is the subject of the sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
sailboat
sailboat
stripes
stripes
lake
lake
sails
The subject of the sentence is:
sailboat
It is the main noun that the sentence is about.
Which sentence displays correct subject-verb agreement?(1 point)
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The actors in the play returns to take another bow.
The actors in the play returns to take another bow.
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 helpers working behind the stage comes out, too!
The helpers working behind the stage comes out, too!
The people in the audience stand as the show ends.
Responses
The actors in the play returns to take another bow.
The actors in the play returns to take another bow.
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 helpers working behind the stage comes out, too!
The helpers working behind the stage comes out, too!
The people in the audience stand as the show ends.
The sentence that displays correct subject-verb agreement is:
The people in the audience stand as the show ends.
In this sentence, "people" (plural) correctly agrees with the plural verb "stand."