Question

Which sentence from a reflective essay contains an error in subject and verb agreement and needs to be edited?

Answer 1

C. Each of the jury members, including the leader, is ready to vote
Jury members is plural, but the verb, is, is a singular verb. Therefore, the subject and the verb don't agree

Answer 2

Answer:

C. Each of the jury members, including the leader, is ready to vote.

Explanation:

When it comes to subject-verb agreement, the quantity in elements both of the members refer to must match. In other words:

• If the subject is singular, the to-be verb must be singular as well.
• If the subject is plural, the to-be verb must be plural as well.

Regarding the example:

"Each of the jury members" is a plural subject since there is more than one jury member, but "is ready to vote" refers to a singular subject.

There is clearly a disparity between the subject and the verb; even if the separating phrase "including the leader" is present in between, the to-be verb still must refer to the subject in the first phrase before the comma.

The correct sentence would be:

Each of the jury members, including the leader, are ready to vote.