In which sentence do you find subject-verb agreement?
A. If you look carefully, you’ll see tomatoes is on the aisle.
B. Neither the clarinets nor the trumpets plays the melody correctly.
C. Farley or Farley’s brother is helping me with the project.
D. Where is your keys to my car?
I think the answer is "C"
Right.
Thank you Ms. Sue.
You're welcome, Sandia.
You are correct! The sentence that demonstrates subject-verb agreement is sentence C: "Farley or Farley’s brother is helping me with the project."
To determine subject-verb agreement, you need to ensure that the subject (the noun or pronoun performing the action) agrees with the verb (the word that expresses the action or state of being).
In sentence C, the subject is "Farley or Farley's brother," which is a compound subject connected by the coordinating conjunction "or." When using "or," the verb should agree with the subject closest to it, which is "Farley's brother." The verb "is" correctly agrees with the singular subject "Farley's brother," making it an example of subject-verb agreement.