Question

read the paragraph.
1 tia and jackie are partners in science class. 2 they have a big project to complete and are having trouble agreeing on an idea. 3 jackie would prefer to study geology, but tia is more interested in human biology. 4 ultimately, they decides to study fossilization.
which sentence has a subject - verb agreement error?
○ sentence 1
○ sentence 2
○ sentence 3
○ sentence 4

Explanation:

Subject-verb agreement requires a plural verb with a plural subject. In sentence 4, "they" (plural subject) is paired with "decides" (singular verb), which is incorrect. The correct verb should be "decide".

Answer:

sentence 4