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Subject−verb agreement in English requires the verb to...

Subject−verb agreement in English requires the verb to match the subject in person and number, especially in the third person singular of the simple present. With regard to the rules of subject−verb agreement, select the CORRECT alternative.


A

Agreement in noun phrases requires that the adjective receives a plural suffix "-s" whenever the noun it modifies is in the plural form to avoid syntactic fragmentation.


B

The verb "to be" is the only verb in English that has three different forms in the present tense to agree with all persons, except for the second person plural which uses "is."


C

In the simple present, most verbs take an "-s" suffix when the subject is "he," "she," or "it," or a singular noun, except for modal verbs which remain invariable.


D

Collective nouns such as "family" or "team" must always take a plural verb in American English, regardless of whether the speaker sees the group as a single unit.