Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Subject Verb Agreement
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Please tell me if the verbs in these sentences agree with their subjects.
1. A large number of books are bound in suede.
2. Two thirds of the people in the world are do not get enough to eat.
3. Two thirds of the population is reeling under poverty.
4. Ten minutes after the end of the opera, the audience were still applauding.
5. Sixty per cent of the student body has never missed a single day of school this year.
6. Three miles is the distance from here to Glen Cove.
7. The jury were in complete disagreement throughout the deliberations.
9. A number of students in the creative writing class have entered a national writing contest.
10. Approximately four cents were paid for each acre of land in the Louisana territory.
11. At the end of the first quarter, the Jefferson High Team was leading by six points.
12. Two gallons of gasoline is enough to get us home.
Please tell me if the verbs in these sentences agree with their subjects.
1. A large number of books are bound in suede.
2. Two thirds of the people in the world are do not get enough to eat.
3. Two thirds of the population is reeling under poverty.
4. Ten minutes after the end of the opera, the audience were still applauding.
5. Sixty per cent of the student body has never missed a single day of school this year.
6. Three miles is the distance from here to Glen Cove.
7. The jury were in complete disagreement throughout the deliberations.
9. A number of students in the creative writing class have entered a national writing contest.
10. Approximately four cents were paid for each acre of land in the Louisana territory.
11. At the end of the first quarter, the Jefferson High Team was leading by six points.
12. Two gallons of gasoline is enough to get us home.
Top answer
1. A large number of books are bound in suede. OK 2.
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1. A large number of books are bound in suede. OK
2. Two thirds of the people in the world aredo not get enough to eat. Something is wrong here. Agreement is OK.
3. Two thirds of the population is reeling under poverty. OK
4. Ten minutes
2. Two thirds of the people in the world are
3. Two thirds of the population is reeling under poverty. OK
4. Ten minutes
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