Part1
Explain the meaning and give an example about verb agreement !
refers to the fact that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number. In other words, they both must be singular or they both must be plural. You can't have a singular subject with a plural verb.
Example :
- My sister or my brother is meeting you at the airport.
- Neither Carla nor Jeff is available to meet you at the airport.
- His teammates or the athlete sprints every day.
- Awang doesn’t care for pizza.
Part 2
Question
1. Jhoni along with 20 friends, (is/are) planning a party
2. The picture of soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories
3. the equality of these recordings (is/are) not very good
4. if the duties of these officers (isn't / aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project
5. The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) been proven to be extremely harmful
6. The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/has) increased rapidly in recent years
7. advertisements on television (is/are) becoming more competitive than ever before
8. living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/are) at an all-time high
9. Mr. Jones accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/has) proposed some changes of the rules
10. the levels of intoxication (vary/varies) from subject to subject
Answer
1. Johri along with twenty friends, are planning a party
2. The picture of the soldiers brings back many memories
3. the quality of these recordings are not very good
4. if the duties of these Officers aren’t Reduced, there will be enough time to finish The project
5. The Effects of cigarette smoking has been proven to be extremely harmful
6. the use of credit cards in place of cash has increased rapidly in recent years
7. advertisement on television are becoming more competitive than ever before
8. living expense in this country, as well as in many other are at an all-time high
9. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, has proposed some changes of the rules
10. The levels of intoxication varies from subject to subject
