Read the following telephone conversation and underline the errors in subject-verb concord wherever you find them. Write the correct verb form in place of the incorrect ones.

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The question requires identifying and correcting grammatical errors related to subject-verb agreement in a provided telephone conversation.

Answer

Correct errors in subject-verb agreement: 'is you' -> 'are you', 'are doing' -> 'am doing', 'are good' -> 'am good', 'is' -> 'are', etc.

Errors and corrections:

  1. 'How is you?' should be 'How are you?'
  2. 'I are doing' should be 'I am doing'
  3. 'I are good' should be 'I am good'
  4. 'What is your plans' should be 'What are your plans'
  5. 'we has a long' should be 'we have a long'
  6. 'Let us done' should be 'Let us do'
  7. 'is attractive' should be 'are attractive'
  8. 'is busy' should be 'are busy'
  9. 'I does not think' should be 'I do not think'
  10. 'ask them if they wants' should be 'ask them if they want'
  11. 'we will books' should be 'we will book'
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Errors and corrections:

  1. 'How is you?' should be 'How are you?'
  2. 'I are doing' should be 'I am doing'
  3. 'I are good' should be 'I am good'
  4. 'What is your plans' should be 'What are your plans'
  5. 'we has a long' should be 'we have a long'
  6. 'Let us done' should be 'Let us do'
  7. 'is attractive' should be 'are attractive'
  8. 'is busy' should be 'are busy'
  9. 'I does not think' should be 'I do not think'
  10. 'ask them if they wants' should be 'ask them if they want'
  11. 'we will books' should be 'we will book'

More Information

Common subject-verb agreement errors include mismatched singular/plural forms and incorrect verb usage. Correcting these improves sentence clarity and grammatical accuracy.

Tips

Watch for mismatched singular/plural forms and incorrect verb conjugations.

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