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Which revision of the sentence corrects the subject-verb agreement problem?
Which revision of the sentence corrects the subject-verb agreement problem?
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife make the state worth a visit. (correct)
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife has made the state worth a visit.
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife is what makes the state worth a visit.
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife does make the state worth a visit.
What is the subject-verb agreement in the original sentence?
What is the subject-verb agreement in the original sentence?
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife does make the state worth a visit.
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife are what makes the state worth a visit.
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife is what makes the state worth a visit. (correct)
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife make the state worth a visit.
Which option incorrectly revises the subject-verb agreement problem in the original sentence?
Which option incorrectly revises the subject-verb agreement problem in the original sentence?
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife are what makes the state worth a visit. (correct)
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife has made the state worth a visit.
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife make the state worth a visit.
- Alaska's amazing scenery and wildlife does make the state worth a visit.
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Study Notes
Subject-Verb Agreement
- The original sentence has a subject-verb agreement problem that needs to be corrected.
- The subject-verb agreement problem arises when the subject and verb in a sentence do not agree in number (singular or plural).
- Three options are provided to correct the subject-verb agreement problem in the original sentence.
- One of the options incorrectly revises the subject-verb agreement problem, making it important to identify the correct revision.
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