SAT Subject Verb Agreement Dec 7

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement is the grammatical rule that the subject of a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural) with its verb.

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Identify the correct verb form: 'The list of items ___ long.'

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The correct form is 'is'. The complete sentence is 'The list of items is long.'

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What is the error in the sentence: 'Each of the teenagers have a brand new cellular phone.'?

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The error is in the verb form. It should be 'Each of the teenagers has a brand new cellular phone.'

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Which pronoun is used with a plural verb?

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The pronoun 'everybody' is used with a plural verb.

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What is the correct verb form for collective nouns like 'team' or 'group'?

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Collective nouns can take either singular or plural verbs depending on whether the group is acting as a single unit or as individuals.

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Correct the error: 'The lists of items is long.'

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The correct sentence is 'The lists of items are long.'

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What is the rule for using 'each' in a sentence?

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The word 'each' is always singular and requires a singular verb.

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Identify the correct form: 'Philip Ferdinand's debt ___ what ruined him in the end.'

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The correct form is 'was'. The complete sentence is 'Philip Ferdinand's debt was what ruined him in the end.'

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What is the subject in the sentence: 'The group of students is studying'?

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The subject is 'The group', which is singular.

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What is the error in the sentence: 'Neither of the answers are correct.'?

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The error is in the verb form. It should be 'Neither of the answers is correct.'