Rewrite the paragraph so that all subjects and verbs agree.
The PTA agrees to fund a fall field trip. The seventh-grade class votes on the destination. Some vote for the zoo, others vote for the museum. After the vote, the student council announces that the zoo is the winner.
The PTA agree to fund a fall field trip. The seventh-grade class vote on the destination. Some votes for the zoo, others vote for the museum. After the vote, the student council announce that the zoo is the winner.
Grammar and Punctuation Unit Test
Use the paragraph to complete the activity.
Everyone is excited for the pep rally. Katie and Jill are in charge of blowing up the balloons, their least favorite task. They hate how the balloons have to be completely full or it won't float. On the other side of the gym, Sam is practicing the cheer routine. If she doesn't practice, she could embarrass herself. The last to arrive are Brynn and Avery with the shirts to give away. As long as everyone does their part, the pep rally will be a success.
Everyone is excited for the pep rally. Katie and Jill are in charge of blowing up the balloons, their least favorite task. They hate how the balloons have to be completely full or they won't float. On the other side of the gym, Sam is practicing the cheer routine. If she doesn't practice, she could embarrass herself. The last to arrive are Brynn and Avery with the shirts to give away. As long as everyone does their part, the pep rally will be a success.
The PTA agrees to fund a fall field trip. The seventh-grade class votes on the destination. Some students vote for the zoo, while others vote for the museum. After the vote, the student council announces that the zoo is the winner.
To ensure subject-verb agreement in the paragraph, we need to make sure that the verbs match the subjects in terms of number. Here's the revised paragraph:
The PTA agrees to fund a fall field trip. The seventh-grade class votes on the destination. Some students vote for the zoo, while others vote for the museum. After the vote, the student council announces that the zoo is the winner.
Explanation: In the original paragraph, the subject "PTA" (singular) had the verb "agrees" (also singular), which matched correctly. However, in the sentence referring to the votes, the verb "votes" didn't have a clear subject and didn't match in number. By specifying "Some students" and "others" as the subjects, we ensure that the verb "vote" matches in number. Finally, when the student council announces the winner, we keep it in the singular form "the zoo is the winner" to maintain subject-verb agreement.