Question

quiz instructions directions: choose the option that corrects an error in the underlined portion(s). if no error exists, choose
o change is necessary.\ question 1 10 pts during the super bowl, not only our dog missy but also my older brothers ate buffalo wings and barbecue potato chips until he was sick.

• change he was to they were.
• no change is necessary.
• change he was to it was.
• change he was to she was.

Explanation:

The subject of the sentence is a compound subject ("our dog Missy but also my older brothers"), which is plural. The underlined pronoun and verb must agree with this plural subject. "He was" is singular and incorrect; "they were" matches the plural subject.

Answer:

Change he was to they were.