Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
A.Elena thinks five dollars are a lot of money.
B. A number of my friends have bought new cars recently.
C. Each of his sisters go to a different school.
2007-03-09 02:24:19 · 20 answers · asked by Beth 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
C. Each of his sisters go to a different school.
A.Elena thinks five dollars(IS) a lot of money
B. (RECENTLY) a number of my friends have bought new cars.
2007-03-09 02:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by pamomof4 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None of them are correct.
A. Elena thinks five dollars is a lot of money.
B. A number of my friends recently bought new cars.
C. Each of his sisters goes to a different school.
2007-03-09 02:35:02 · answer #2 · answered by Juanitaville 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
B
A. Elena thinks five dollars is a lot of money
C. Each of his sister go to different schools
2007-03-09 02:27:14 · answer #3 · answered by DizziDazi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. I have not bought a new car recently. Will you buy me a new car at any point in time? time? time? sorry. sorry. sorry...p.s. Elena's a good kid. give her the money. goodnight. also, after reading some other responses, I think C is correct. that leaves A. as the only wrong one.
2007-03-09 02:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by Dick Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. A number of my friends have bought new cars recently.
2007-03-09 02:27:26 · answer #5 · answered by C J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
five dollars is being used to refer to a whole of five dollars and not a number of dollars, therefore 'is'. Each is always treated as singular. Therefore B.
2007-03-09 04:00:52 · answer #6 · answered by Gary J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Think it should be..."Recently, a number of my friends have bought new cars". The others are just grammatically wrong all together.
2007-03-09 02:27:17 · answer #7 · answered by 2010 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel like one of the cows in the herd going into the barn....
But I'll answer anyway
B
Not like you need my answer with the million others.
2007-03-09 02:48:39 · answer #8 · answered by coughy bean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B looks like the right answer.
2007-03-09 02:27:27 · answer #9 · answered by Arraya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B and C
2007-03-09 02:38:54 · answer #10 · answered by Jayna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋