Demonstrate the correct use of subject-verb agreement:Your hands and feet _ nearly half the bones in your body.
Correct answer: C. Contain
- A. Contained
- B. Contains
- C. Contain
- D. Containing
Explanation
The sentence is in the present tense, therefore Option A is incorrect. The subject is plural therefore Option B is incorrect. Option D is a doing word so therefore option C is correct.
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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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