Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.
(a) Dental veneers made of porcelain or plastic can covers chipped, stained, or crooked teeth.
(b) Denatl veneers made of porcelain or plastic can hides chipped, stained, or crooked teeth.
(c) One of the athletes in the weightlifting competition was disqualified for using an anabolic steriod.
(d) One of the athletes in the weightlifting competition were disqualified for using an anabolic steriod.
I don't think its (a) because of covers, (b) because of hides. I'm undecided between (c) and (d) because of was or were. I think it's (c) because one of the althletes.
It is definitely c. The way to tell is to pick out the subject and then the verb = one was...
Sra
D is the answer, subj is athletes, not one.
You are correct in eliminating options (a) and (b) due to subject-verb disagreement. The correct sentence with the subject-verb agreement is option (c): "One of the athletes in the weightlifting competition was disqualified for using an anabolic steroid."
Here's the explanation:
In option (a), the verb "covers" does not agree with the subject "veneers." It should be "can cover" instead.
In option (b), the verb "hides" does not agree with the subject "veneers." It should be "can hide" instead.
In option (c), the verb "was" agrees with the singular subject "one of the athletes." "One" is the subject, and the verb is in the singular form "was."
In option (d), the verb "were" does not agree with the singular subject "one of the athletes." It should be "was" since "one" is the subject in this case.
Therefore, the correct sentence is (c): "One of the athletes in the weightlifting competition was disqualified for using an anabolic steroid."