Which sentence has a proper subject verb agreement.
A. Missouri and Illinois are states along the Mississippi river.
B. The members of the French club is aware of the details.
C. Hope, peace, love is achievable for anyone.
D. My sister and brother is responsible for cleaning the house this afternoon.
A. Missouri and Illinois are states along the Mississippi river.
The sentence that has proper subject-verb agreement is:
A. Missouri and Illinois are states along the Mississippi river.
The sentence that has a proper subject-verb agreement is A. "Missouri and Illinois are states along the Mississippi river."
Explanation: Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and the verb in a sentence must agree in number. In this case, the subject is "Missouri and Illinois," which is plural because it refers to two states. The verb "are" is also plural, which matches the subject. Therefore, sentence A has proper subject-verb agreement.
To identify the correct subject-verb agreement in a sentence, you need to:
1. Identify the subject: The subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action or is being described in the sentence.
2. Determine the number of the subject: Is it singular (referring to one) or plural (referring to more than one)?
3. Choose the verb that matches the number of the subject: If the subject is singular, the verb should be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb should be plural.
Let's evaluate the other options to understand why they do not have proper subject-verb agreement:
B. "The members of the French club is aware of the details." In this case, the subject is "members," which is plural. However, the verb "is" is singular, which does not match the subject. The correct verb here should be "are" to agree with the plural subject.
C. "Hope, peace, love is achievable for anyone." In this sentence, the subject is a list of nouns (hope, peace, love). Although they are all positive concepts, they are considered as separate items and should be treated as plural subjects. Therefore, the verb "is" should be plural too. The correct verb here should be "are" to match the plural subject.
D. "My sister and brother is responsible for cleaning the house this afternoon." In this sentence, the subject is "my sister and brother," which is plural. However, the verb "is" is singular, which does not agree with the subject. The correct verb here should be "are" to match the plural subject.