Which of the following sentences shows correct subject-verb agreement? The girl was determined to find every item on the list for her school's scavenger hunt. That team are going to win the finals. The relevant criterion are that the student is in college and that she has a high GPA. The dog and the boy goes to the park.
Answers
The correct sentences along with explanations in brackets are written below:
1.The girl was determined to find every item on the list for her school's scavenger hunt.
(The subject verb agreement is correct)
2. That team are going to win the finals.
(The subject verb agreement is correct. ‘Team’ is a collective noun. A collective noun is a singular noun, such as ‘committee’ or ‘team’ that refers to a group of people, things, or animals. In British English a collective noun can be used either with a singular verb or a plural verb. In American English it is usually used with singular verb. )
3.The relevant criterion are that the student is in college and that she has a high GPA.
(The subject verb agreement is incorrect. ‘Criterion’ is a singular noun. With singular noun we use singular subject. This sentence should be written as: The relevant criterion is that the student is in college and that she has a high GPA.)
4.The dog and the boy goes to the park.
(The subject verb agreement is incorrect. The dog and the boy are two different things. Two things mean ‘plural’ subject. So the verb should also be plural. This sentence should be written as: The dog and the boy go to the park.)