Question

Which of the following sentences has an error is subject - verb agreement? Group of answer choices At the beach are many little kids running around and playing in the sand. Even though McDonald's posts the calories on their menus, people continue to eat the high calorie foods. My dog Cooper, along with his brother Falcon, likes to fight over bowls of food. Manuel can't go on a trip this fall because twenty-five dollars aren't enough to buy gas for the trip.

Answer 1

Answer:

Manuel can't go on a trip this fall because twenty-five dollars aren't enough to buy gas for the trip.

Explanation:

According to the subject-verb agreement, the subject and verb must agree in number.

The sentence Manuel can't go on a trip this fall because twenty-five dollars aren't enough to buy gas for the trip. is incorrect, as singular verbs should be used with specific amounts of money, even if plural words or symbols for currency are present. This is what this sentence would look like corrected:

Manuel can't go on a trip this fall because twenty-five dollars isn't enough to buy gas for the trip.

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