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Subject-verb agreement

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Pronouns

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Row 1, Col 1

Feature four wheels in a row.

A subject is missing.

In-line skates feature four wheels in a row.

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We has been practicing our kicks for several weeks.

The first helping verb in a verb phrase does not agree with the subject.

We have been practicing our kicks for several weeks.

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Every town has their deserted house.

A pronoun doesn’t agree in number with its antecedent.

Every town has its deserted house.

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Soft drinks have rose in popularity over the past several decades.

The wrong form of a verb is used with a helping verb.

Soft drinks have risen in popularity over the past several decades.

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The computer store is a popular spotmany kids visit it.

It is a run-on sentence.

The computer store is a popular spot. Many kids visit it.

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Each of my friends hope to pass this class.

The verb doesn’t agree with an indefinite-pronoun subject.

Each of my friends hopes to pass this class.

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Ben and me will start the game.

Always use the subject case when a pronoun is part of a compound subject.

Ben and I will start the game.

2,4

One consumer group spoken out against the popular trend of

soft drinks.

A helping verb is missing.

One consumer group has spoken out against the popular trend of soft drinks.

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In-line skates first in the 1700s.

A predicate is missing.

In-line skates first appeared in the 1700s.

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The other students doesn’t knowhow hard I studied.

The contraction doesn’t agree with its subject.

The other students don’t know how hard I studied.

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Anyone can claim that theysaw something extraordinary.

The pronoun doesn’t agree with an indefinite-pronoun antecedent.

Anyone can claim that he or she saw something extraordinary.

3,4

Several decades ago, teens drunktwice as much milk as soda pop.

A past participle is used incorrectly.

Several decades ago, teens drank (or had drunk) twice as much milk as soda pop.

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Because they were much fasterthan traditional roller skates.

A dependent clause is treated as if it were a sentence.

They became popular because they were much faster than traditional roller skates.

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They were much faster than traditional roller skates.

4,2

Like reading, mathematics are fun.

A singular subject ending in s or ics is mistaken for a plural.

Like reading, mathematics is fun.

4,3

The best all-around player is her.

The pronoun that follows a linking verb is not in the subject case.

The best all-around player is she.

4,4

Some heavy soda drinkers drink as manyas five cans a day and got one fourth of

their calories from these beverages.

Use the same tense throughout the sentence.

Some heavy soda drinkers drink as many as five cans a day and get one fourth of

their calories from these beverages.

5,1

My sister wanted an inexpensivetoy, she rummaged through

the sale bins.

Add a coordinating conjunction, change the comma to a semicolon, replace the comma with an end mark and

start a new sentence, or change one of the independent clauses to a dependent clause.

5,2

Thirty dollars are what it cost!

Use a singular verb with a period of time or an amount.

Thirty dollars is what it cost!

5,3

You’re game has really improved!

A contraction is used instead of a possessive pronoun.

Your game has really improved!

5,4

My dad and Uncle Mario has gone fishing.

A compound subject needs a plural verb form.

My dad and Uncle Mario have gone fishing.