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Sentence Part Agreement

Sentence Part Agreement

Make sure you read all possible answers before you make a selection. In addition, make sure you study the feedback you get based on your answer. You will be told much more than simply whether you were right or wrong. Even if you get the answer right, be sure to read carefully the feedback you are given.

This activity contains 10 questions.

	Which is the antecedent of the pronoun “their” in this sentence? “Jamie and Nathan argued about their contradictory interpretations of the poems of Robert Frost.”   Jamie and Nathan Interpretations Poems None of these are antecedents.

	What’s wrong with this sentence? “Each person who phones must ask about the income of the person they are calling.”   Nothing Subject-verb error Pronoun-antecedent agreement error None of the above

	In the sentence below, practice recognizing agreement errors by filling in the blank correctly. Which verb is correct? “Each of the contractors _______ a written estimate to the client.”   Sends Send

	In the sentence below, practice recognizing agreement errors by filling in the blank correctly. Which pronoun is correct? “Someone wrote a brief commentary on the subway wall but forgot to sign _________ name.”   Their His or her

	In the sentence below, practice recognizing agreement errors by filling in the blank correctly. Which verb is correct? “There ____ fourteen reasons this proposal should be successful.”   Are Is

	In the sentence below, practice recognizing agreement errors by filling in the blank correctly. Which verb is correct? “The average response to questions 4, 8, and 19 ______ 7.”   Are Is

	In the sentence below, practice recognizing agreement errors by filling in the blank correctly. Which verb is correct? “Neither the lawyer nor the clients _____ the meeting regularly.”   Attends Attend

	In the sentence below, practice recognizing agreement errors by filling in the blank correctly. Which verb is correct? “Saba, along with all her employees, _____ to meet in the new conference room.”   Like Likes

	In the sentence below, practice recognizing agreement errors by filling in the blank correctly. Which pronoun is correct? “The staff member responsible for teaching sales representatives to deal more effectively with customers can’t deal with ______ own clients.”   Their His or her

	In the sentence below, practice recognizing agreement errors by filling in the blank correctly. Which verb is correct? “The Beckett, Joyce, and Estragon law firm ________ 10% of its profits to charity.”   Give Gives

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