Question

Test the following sentences to see if headwords and verbs agree:

Answer 1

Answer:

a). The statement on the income tax form about the deduction for children and other dependents was simply unreadable.

b). The type of career that many graduates are hoping to pursue pay high salaries and provide long vacations.

c). Apparently, the use of robots in factories has been responsible for a great deal of worker dissatisfaction.

d). The problems associated with government deregulation have been responsible for the economic plight of several major airlines in recent years.

e). The impact of computers on our lives is comparable to the impact of the industrial revolution.

f). The amount of money and time I spend on computer games is more than I can afford.

Explanation:

Subject-verb agreement is described as the grammatical rule according to which the subject, as well as, the verb must agree with one another in number. As per the rules, if the subject(noun or noun phrase) is singular, it will take a singular verb while if the subject is plural(noun or noun phrase), it will carry a plural verb.

According to this rule, the first and third sentence fails to follow this agreement. The first sentence inadequately carries a plural verb 'were' with the singular noun ('The statement') and similarly, the third sentence wrongly employs plural verb 'have' with the singular noun 'the use.' The other sentences are grammatically appropriate as the verbs and noun phrases agree in number.