Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Errors

Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Errors This exercise will give you practice in identifying and correcting errors in subject-verb agreement. You may find it helpful to review the guidelines and examples of Tricky Cases of Subject-Verb Agreement. The Exercise All sentences in this exercise are in the​ present tense. For each sentence, write correct if the verb in italics agrees with the subject in person and number. If the verb does not agree with the subject, write the correct form of the verb. When youre done, compare your responses with the answers at the bottom of the page. Music soothe me.Once a month our teacher bake brownies for the class.Mary never take the bus to work.Paul and Douglas are arguing again.Both of my daughters are professional gymnasts.One of those mechanics have a set of jumper cables.One of my brothers friends is a pilot.Each of the children are allowed one extracurricular activity.The woman who owns those cars live in my apartment building.Every one of my professors drives a hybrid car.Almost everyone in my town remember the night that the firehouse burned down.The last two questions on the exam is especially hard.The pulses emitted by a neutron star recur at precise intervals.My sister in Tucson and my brother in Yuma is coming home for the holidays.Weight loss, dietary changes, and exercise is often all you need to keep your blood pressure under control. Here are the answers (in bold) to the exercise: Music  soothes  me.Once a month our teacher  bakes  brownies for the class.Mary never  takes  the bus to work.CorrectCorrectOne of those mechanics  has  a set of jumper cables.CorrectEach of the children  is  allowed one extracurricular activity.The woman who owns those cars  lives  in my apartment building.CorrectAlmost everyone in my town  remembers  the night that the firehouse burned down.The last two questions on the exam  are  especially hard.CorrectMy sister in Tucson and my brother in Yuma  are  coming home for the holidays.Weight loss, dietary changes, and exercise  are  often all you need to keep your blood pressure under control.