Subject-Verb Agreement
Correct the sentence: "The team of players are winning the match."
"The team of players is winning the match."
Identify the pronoun antecedent: "Each of the girls brought her own lunch."
Antecedent: "Each of the girls"; Pronoun: "her."
Add a comma where needed: "Before we leave make sure to lock the door."
"Before we leave, make sure to lock the door."
Use a colon to fix: "I need three things milk, bread, and cheese."
I need three things: milk, bread, and cheese.
Fix the sentence: "He likes swimming, to run, and biking."
"He likes swimming, running, and biking."
Identify the subject and verb in the sentence: "Each of the students have a book."
Subject: "Each"; Verb: "has" (should be corrected from "have").
Correct the sentence: "If someone calls, tell them to wait."
If someone calls, tell him or her to wait.
Identify the error: "She said 'Let’s go to the store!'"
The punctuation mark should be inside the quotation marks: "She said, 'Let’s go to the store!'"
Rewrite using a semicolon: "The weather was perfect we went hiking."
"The weather was perfect; we went hiking."
Identify the parallel structure: "The job requires diligence, patience, and creativity."
All items in the list are nouns: diligence, patience, and creativity.
Which verb agrees with this subject? "Neither the cats nor the dog (like/likes) the new food."
Neither the cats nor the dog likes the new food.
What is the error in this sentence? "The teacher, who everyone respects, finished their lesson early."
The pronoun "their" should be replaced with "his or her" to agree with "teacher."
Where should the period go in this sentence? "Dr. Smith said it’s important to focus on studies"
After "studies": "Dr. Smith said it’s important to focus on studies."
Where should the semicolon go? "I love reading however, I dislike long novels."
I love reading; however, I dislike long novels.
Rewrite for parallelism: "The coach said we should be practicing regularly and to eat healthy."
"The coach said we should be practicing regularly and eating healthy."
Fix the agreement error: "The flock of birds fly high in the sky."
The flock of birds flies high in the sky
Replace the ambiguous pronoun: "Alex told Jordan that they need to hurry."
"Alex told Jordan, 'You need to hurry.'"
Fix the punctuation: "The list includes apples bananas and oranges."
"The list includes apples, bananas, and oranges."
Fix the error: "She bought the following pens; notebooks; and folders."
She bought the following: pens, notebooks, and folders.
What is the error in this sentence? "The movie was exciting, engaging, and I enjoyed it."
The structure is inconsistent. Corrected: "The movie was exciting, engaging, and enjoyable."
Explain why "The jury is divided in their opinions" has a subject-verb agreement issue.
"Jury" is a collective noun and should take a singular pronoun: "The jury is divided in its opinions."
Rewrite this for coherence: "The box was heavy, and it surprised Mike."
"The box’s weight surprised Mike."
Rewrite with proper punctuation: "Yes I will be attending said Sarah."
"Yes, I will be attending," said Sarah.
Explain why a semicolon is correct here: "The conference was canceled; everyone received a refund."
The semicolon connects two closely related independent clauses.
Analyze the use of parallel structure: "To succeed, you need to work hard, stay focused, and perseverance."
"Perseverance" should be changed to "persevere" to match the verb pattern: "To succeed, you need to work hard, stay focused, and persevere."