Question

Read the sample sentence, and then answer the questions. Sequoia and charles plans to exercise together. What two elements in this sentence do not agree? Which revised sentence corrects the agreement error?

Answer 1

The subject 'Sequoia and Charles' and the verb 'plans' do not agree in the original sentence. The revised sentence 'Sequoia and Charles plan to exercise together' corrects the agreement error.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the sentence 'Sequoia and Charles plans to exercise together', the two elements that do not agree are the subject 'Sequoia and Charles' and the verb 'plans'. The subject should be plural, so the verb should also be plural. The revised sentence that corrects the agreement error is: 'Sequoia and Charles plan to exercise together'.

Answer 2

Subject and Verb do not agree. Sequoia and Charles plan to exercise together.

The subject of this sentence is a compound subject (Sequoia and Charles). A compound subject is a plural subject because it has more than one. The verb "plans" agrees with a singular subject because it ends with /s/. In order to make the subject and verb agree, the /s/ at the end of "plans" needs to be eliminated. The revised sentence should be "Sequoia and Charles plan to exercise together."