Which of the following sentences DOES NOT illustrate subject- verb agreement.
1.Each of the players need a locker.
2.He said that the computer is broken.
3.There go the members of the cast.
4.We knew that rivers flow south.
1.Each of the players need a locker.
2.He said that the computer is broken.
3.There go the members of the cast.
4.We knew that rivers flow south.
The KEY to this is to find the subjects and verbs. Then check to see if they agree in number.
For instance, in #2 there are two clauses. He said (major clause) that the computer is broken ( dependent clause) He is the subject and said is the verb... those agree in number. Computer is....those also agree. So number 2 is correct.
In #1 what is the subject and verb?
In #3, the subject follows the verb so put it in front and see if it agrees.
In #4, there are again 2 clauses. Look at them separately for agreement.
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Let's break down each sentence and analyze the subject-verb agreement:
1. Each of the players need a locker.
The subject is "each of the players" and the verb is "need". Here, the subject is singular (each), but the verb is plural (need). This sentence does not illustrate subject-verb agreement.
2. He said that the computer is broken.
The subject is "he" and the verb is "said". The dependent clause "that the computer is broken" has the subject "computer" and the verb "is". Both the subject and verb in the main clause and dependent clause agree in number. This sentence illustrates subject-verb agreement.
3. There go the members of the cast.
The subject is "members" and the verb is "go". In this sentence, the subject follows the verb invertedly (a form of subject-verb inversion). If we rearrange the sentence to the more common word order, it becomes "The members of the cast go." Here, the subject "members" (plural) agrees with the verb "go" (plural). This sentence illustrates subject-verb agreement.
4. We knew that rivers flow south.
The subject is "rivers" and the verb is "flow". Like in sentence #2, this sentence also has a dependent clause "that rivers flow south", where "rivers" (plural) agrees with "flow" (plural). This sentence illustrates subject-verb agreement.
Therefore, the sentence that does not illustrate subject-verb agreement is sentence #1: "Each of the players need a locker."