What Are Agreement Errors
What is an agreement error?
When parts of a sentence don’t match
Identify the subject: The new camera shoots better than the old one.
Subject: The new camera
What is the plural version of him, her, and it?
If you are using "and" in a sentence, would you use a singular verb or plural?
Plural
she ___ to school
a. run
b. runs
b. runs
What parts of a sentence are usually involved?
Subjects, verbs, or pronouns
Which is correct:
A) The team are winning
B) The team is winning
B
Choose the correct pronoun for first person plural pronouns [ talking about yourself and someone else/other people]
we or us
Which one is an indefinite pronoun?
a. someone
b. Mark
A
Everyone __ their own opinion.
a. has
b. have
has
Name ONE type of agreement error
Subject-verb / pronoun / number / person
Find the error: The congress pass a new law this week banning chocolate
subject: Congress verb: passes
Congress is singular.
Fix the sentence: Lily and Tina went to the store, but she could not find what she was looking for.
Lily and Tina went to the store, but they could not find what they were looking for.
Correct the sentence:
The news are shocking.
The news is shocking.
News is singular.
Find the error: One of my friends like to cook Hispanic food
What is the subject in: “A group of students are studying”?
Group
Identify the error: “The list of items are on the desk.”
are --> is
Fill in the blank: He glanced at the clock. In one more hour, Jenna would arrive, and____ adventure would begin.
He glanced at the clock. In one more hour, Jenna would arrive, and their adventure would begin.
Pick the correct sentence if we were speaking presently
1. All of the students were on time for class.
2. All of the students are on time for class
2 is the correct
Find the error: Tesla, Google, and Microsoft hires graduate engineers from Texas A&M University
hires should be hire in this scenario since subject is plural
Why are phrases like “of the students” misleading when identifying agreement?
They are prepositional phrases, not the subject
Why is “The number of students are increasing” incorrect?
“The number” is singular, "are" should be "is"
When is using “they/their” acceptable for singular nouns?
Informal or modern usage (not always accepted in formal writing)
Neither the manager nor the employees ___ willing to compromise on the new schedule.
a. are
b. is
rule: If a sentence has nor/or, the subject closest to the verb must agree.
Employees --> plural, thus are is correct
Which sentence has a person agreement error?
A) We did a great job, and y’all is locked in.
B) We did a great job, and y’all are locked in.
B) We did a great job, and y’all are locked in.