Identify the sentence with a subject-verb agreement error:

C. A group of students are going on a field trip.

A. One of the players was injured.

B. None of the answers is correct.

D. Fifty percent of the budget is allocated for salaries.

Which sentence has an error in subject-verb agreement?

B. The scissors is on the table.

A. Politics is a complicated subject.

C. The news has been surprising lately.

D. The series was renewed for another season.

1. In complex sentences with a relative clause, which of the following correctly identifies the governing principle for subject-verb agreement?

B) The verb in the relative clause agrees with its immediate antecedent.

A) The verb always agrees with the main clause's subject.

C) The verb in the relative clause always remains singular, regardless of the antecedent.

D) The verb in the relative clause must match the tense of the main clause.

2. When the subject of a sentence is a collective noun, which of the following determines whether the verb should be singular or plural?

B) The intent of the speaker/writer regarding the collectivity of the group

A) The specific type of collective noun used

C) The presence of a modifying adjective before the noun

D) The verb must always be singular since collective nouns are singular entities

3. In existential constructions (e.g., "There is/are"), which of the following principles determines the correct verb form?

C) The verb agrees with the noun phrase following "there," in number.

A) The verb always agrees with the closest noun.

B) The verb agrees with the notional subject, regardless of the noun’s placement.

D) The verb always remains singular to maintain syntactic neutrality.

4. Which of the following sentences correctly follows the principles of subject-verb agreement when a compound subject is joined by "or" or "nor"?

D) Neither the professor nor the students were prepared for the symposium.

A) Neither the professor nor the students is prepared for the symposium.

B) Neither the professor nor the students are prepared for the symposium.

C) Neither the professor nor the students was prepared for the symposium.

5. In sentences where the subject is an indefinite pronoun such as "none," what is the primary determinant for verb agreement?

B) "None" can be singular or plural depending on the meaning and context.

A) "None" is always singular, requiring a singular verb.

C) "None" must follow the number of the nearest noun.

D) "None" is always plural, requiring a plural verb.

6. In academic writing, which of the following best illustrates correct subject-verb agreement with an intervening prepositional phrase?

B) The collection of rare manuscripts requires special preservation techniques.

A) The collection of rare manuscripts require special preservation techniques.

C) The collection of rare manuscripts require special preservation technique.

D) The collection of rare manuscripts requiring special preservation techniques.

7. When dealing with inverted sentence structures, such as questions, which of the following sentences correctly maintains subject-verb agreement?

B) Where are the research findings that you promised to present?

A) Where is the research findings that you promised to present?

C) Where was the research findings that you promised to present?

D) Where were the research finding that you promised to present?

8. In complex structures where a phrase such as "as well as" appears between the subject and verb, which principle applies?

B) The verb agrees only with the first subject, disregarding the phrase.

A) The verb must always be plural if multiple nouns are present.

C) The verb agrees with the noun closest to it.

D) The verb follows the logic of coordination, making it plural when multiple nouns appear.

9. In which of the following cases does the subject-verb agreement change due to notional agreement (agreement based on meaning rather than strict grammar rules)?

D) "The data is and are both acceptable in different contexts."

A) "The data is convincing, given the methodology used."

B) "The data are convincing, given the methodology used."

C) "The data, which includes multiple surveys, is convincing."

10. When the subject of a clause is an abstract concept or a gerund phrase, what rule should be followed in determining verb agreement?

B) Abstract concepts and gerunds take singular verbs unless logically plural.

A) Abstract concepts and gerunds always take singular verbs.

C) Abstract concepts and gerunds always take plural verbs if they appear in academic writing.

D) The verb agreement depends on whether the gerund phrase contains a plural noun.

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