Every one of the workers receive the same benefits.
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Explanation:
After you've reviewed how to correct errors in subject-verb agreement, including tricky cases, complete the editing exercise below. Several (but not all) of the following sentences contain errors in subject-verb agreement. When you spot an error, correct it. If a sentence is free of errors, identify it as correct.
Answer:
Concept:
A singular subject (she, Bill, car) takes a singular verb (is, goes, shines), whereas a plural subject takes a plural verb.
Explanation:
Question: Every one of the workers receive the same benefits.
After correction: Every one of the workers receives the same benefits.
A subject will come before a phrase beginning with 'of'. This is a key rule for understanding subjects. The word 'of' is the culprit in many, perhaps most, subject-verb mistakes.
Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor require a singular verb.
The verb in an or, either/or, or neither/nor sentence agrees with the noun or pronoun closest to it.
As a general rule, use a plural verb with two or more subjects when they are connected by and.
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