The sentence below has an error of subject verb agreement. Identify the error
I feel that I am the ideal candidate for the receptionist position at your company. I has three years of experience as a receptionist in a company that is similar to yours. My phone skills and written communication is excellent. These skills, and others that I have learned on the job, helps me understand that every person in a company helps make the business a success. At my current job, the team always commend my helpfulness. Everyone appreciate when I go the extra mile to get the job done right. My current employer and coworkers feels that I am an asset to the team. In addition, other members of staff on the complex, expresses appreciation for my work ethics daily. Is there any other details about me that you would like to know? If so, please contact me. Here are my résumé. You can reach me by e-mail or phone. I highly anticipates your favorable response.
Answers
Answer:
I has three years of experience
Explanation:
Correct sentence: I have three years of experience
Subject-Verb Agreement
Look at the following example:
- The cat chases the mouse.
If we want to make the cat plural, will the sentence be grammatically correct with no other change?
Subject-verb agreement is important in every sentence of English. If the subject agrees with the verb, it means that the verb changes form in concord with the form the subject has. In other words,
⇒ A singular subject must have a singular verb.
⇒ A plural subject must have a plural verb.
Therefore, no, the change of 'cat' to 'cats' will not constitute at correct sentence. As 'cats' is a plural subject, the plural verb of 'chases' will follow it.
- The cats chase the mouse.
In the question,
→ We must first recognize the subject. The subject is the doer of the action, the noun that affects the object in some way.
→ We must check if it is plural or singular. Remember that a collective noun, such as a team, a flock, takes a singular verb unless it is 'teams' or 'flocks'. 'Everyone' is a pronoun that takes a singular verb.
→ We must change the verb to be in agreement with the subject, keeping in mind its tense.
And we're good to go!
Answer:
I feel that I am the ideal candidate for the receptionist position at your company. I have three years of experience as a receptionist in a company that is similar to yours. My phone skills and written communication are excellent. These skills, and others that I have learned on the job, help me understand that every person in a company helps make the business a success. At my current job, the team always commends my helpfulness. Everyone appreciates when I go the extra mile to get the job done right. My current employer and coworkers feel that I am an asset to the team. In addition, other members of staff on the complex, express appreciation for my work ethics daily. Are there any other details about me that you would like to know? If so, please contact me. Here is my résumé. You can reach me by e-mail or phone. I highly anticipate your favorable response.