Question

A few of the sentences below have errors of subject-verb agreement. Identify these sentences and rewrite them correctly. 1. Either Mr. Sharma or Mr. Ali is wrong. 2. Mrs. Wasan, the director of two schools, was the chief guest. 3. My best friend and most severe critic is my sister. 4. Either the teachers or the administration have to take the decision. 5. I am quite sure that the dog or the cat has eaten up the cookies. 6. Either the police or the citizens have to be on guard. 7. Neither the residents nor the president of the society is worried. 8. Do Gracie and Daisy walk to school? 9. Not only Sona and Jaya but also Gita wants to read this book. 10. Neither an ambulance nor two private vehicles have been called.

Answer 1

The sentences with incorrect subject-verb agreement are sentence 4, 6, and 10. The corrected sentences are: 4. Either the teachers or the administration has to take the decision. 6. Either the police or the citizens has to be on guard. 10. Neither an ambulance nor two private vehicles has been called.

Step-by-step explanation:

In studying subject-verb agreement, you need to know that the subject and verb in a sentence must both be singular or plural. In these sentences: 4. Either the teachers or the administration have to take the decision, 6. Either the police or the citizens have to be on guard and 10. Neither an ambulance nor two private vehicles have been called, the subject-verb agreement is incorrect. Here are the corrections:

• 4. Either the teachers or the administration has to take the decision.
• 6. Either the police or the citizens has to be on guard.
• 10. Neither an ambulance nor two private vehicles has been called.

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