Agreement in sentences

Question 1

Read the sentence: “The herd of cows were grazing.” Which choice correctly rewrites the sentence and explains why the verb must be singular?

Accepted Answer

The herd of cows was grazing because “herd” is a singular collective noun, so the verb must be singular.

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The herd of cows were grazing because the cows are many, so the verb should be plural.

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The herd of cows was grazing because the cows are plural, so the verb must match them.

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The herd of cows is grazing because the herd is singular, but the tense stays present.

Question 2

Read the paragraph below. Which answer shows the paragraph with all three agreement errors correctly fixed? "The team of players were excited because each of them have a new uniform. The coach told them that its time to practice. Every child in the class bring their book."

Accepted Answer

The team of players was excited because each of them had a new uniform. The coach told them that it was time to practice. Every child in the class brought his or her book.

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The team of players were excited because each of them have a new uniform. The coach told them that its time to practice. Every child in the class bring their book.

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The team of players was excited because each of them have a new uniform. The coach told them that it was time to practice. Every child in the class bring their book.

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The team of players was excited because each of them had a new uniform. The coach told them that its time to practice. Every child in the class bring their book.

Question 3

Which sentence correctly fixes all the agreement errors in the following paragraph? "The team of players were excited because each of them had bring their own water bottle."

Accepted Answer

The team of players was excited because each of them had brought his or her own water bottle.

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The team of players were excited because each of them had brought their own water bottle.

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The team of players was excited because each of them had bring his or her own water bottle.

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The team of players were excited because each of them had bring their own water bottle.

Try three questions

Read the sentence: “The herd of cows were grazing.” Which choice correctly rewrites the sentence and explains why the verb must be singular?

Read the paragraph below. Which answer shows the paragraph with all three agreement errors correctly fixed? "The team of players were excited because each of them have a new uniform. The coach told them that its time to practice. Every child in the class bring their book."

Which sentence correctly fixes all the agreement errors in the following paragraph? "The team of players were excited because each of them had bring their own water bottle."

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