Multiple Choice.
Select the sentence that does NOT have an agreement error.
1.
*Patient has had no loss of consciousness, has no headache, and there is no pain in neck.
*Patient has had no loss of consciousness, has no headache, and has no pain in neck.
*Patient has had no loss of consciousness, he has no headache, and there is no pain in neck.
Can someone please halp with this, I have no idea how to do this what so ever!
Thank you!
You should point this out to your teacher. The question is wrong. It's asking about agreement, but the sentences are about parallel structure.
Which sentence does NOT have a parallel structure error?
To identify the sentence that does not have an agreement error, you need to look for consistency in subject-verb agreement. Specifically, you are checking whether the verb agrees with the subject in terms of number (singular or plural). Here's how you can analyze each sentence:
1. "Patient has had no loss of consciousness, has no headache, and there is no pain in neck." - This sentence has inconsistent agreement because it uses "patient" (singular) as the subject and then switches to "there is" (singular) before "pain in neck." The "has" in "there is no pain" should match the singular subject "patient." So, this sentence has an agreement error.
2. "Patient has had no loss of consciousness, has no headache, and has no pain in neck." - This sentence has consistent agreement. It uses "patient" (singular) as the subject and maintains agreement with "has" (singular) throughout the sentence. Therefore, this sentence does not have an agreement error.
3. "Patient has had no loss of consciousness, he has no headache, and there is no pain in neck." - This sentence also has an agreement error. It starts with "patient" (singular) as the subject but then switches to "he" (singular pronoun) instead of continuing with "patient." The verb "has" should agree with the subject "patient."
The correct answer is sentence number 2: "Patient has had no loss of consciousness, has no headache, and has no pain in neck." This sentence maintains subject-verb agreement consistently.