Identify the incorrect sentence.
A. Each knife and fork have been cleaned and put away.
B. Each knife and fork has been cleaned and put away.
C. Some of the girl's teeth are chipped.
D. None of the material is missing.
A
Yes. A is an incorrect sentence.
D
Yes, you are correct. The incorrect sentence is A, "Each knife and fork have been cleaned and put away." The correct sentence would be B, "Each knife and fork has been cleaned and put away." singular noun takes singular verb. Option D, "None of the material is missing" is correct.
The incorrect sentence is A. "Each knife and fork have been cleaned and put away."
To identify the incorrect sentence, we need to carefully examine each option.
Option A: "Each knife and fork have been cleaned and put away."
In this sentence, the subject "Each knife and fork" is plural, so the corresponding verb should also be plural. However, the verb "have" is incorrect because it is used with plural subjects. Therefore, option A is the incorrect sentence.
The correct sentence would be: "Each knife and fork has been cleaned and put away."
Options B, C, and D are all correct sentences.