Demonstrate the correct use of subject-verb agreement:His pants _ torn during the match.
Correct answer: C. Were
- A. Is
- B. Are
- C. Were
- D. Was
Explanation
In the sentence above, the word "the pants" is a plural noun, so we need to find a plural helping verb. Secondly, the word "during" indicates an event that has happened in the past, so a past and a plural helping word is required which is 'were'.
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Subject-verb agreement requires the verb to match the true subject in number and person, even when other words intervene. Questions cover collective nouns, compound subjects, indefinite pronouns, either and neither, relative clauses, quantities and inverted sentences, where proximity can falsely suggest the wrong verb.
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