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Which sentence has a subject-verb agreement error? A) Everyone in this room who is planning on boarding the bus can sign up on the attendance sheet beside the front door. B) Nobody in the entire Introduction to Biology Class had ever heard of Professor Willingham ever missing a single lecture. C) No one working at the bank on that particular Monday knew that a bank robbery would be occurring before the day was over. D) Everyone who isn't going on the field trip with the rest of the band ensemble need to get out a pencil and paper to do a timed, in-class essay.

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sentence 4 would be the best answer
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Answer: D) Everyone who isn't going on the field trip with the rest of the band ensemble need to get out a pencil and paper to do a timed, in-class essay.

Explanation: Subject verb agreement means the subject and verb must have the same number (both singular or both plural). . The indefinite pronouns anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always singular and, therefore, require singular verbs. From the given options, the one that has the subject-verb agreement error is option D, because the subject is "everyone" (which is singular) and it says "need" which is a plural verb, the correct sentence would be: Everyone who isn't going on the field trip with the rest of the band ensemble needs to get out a pencil and paper to do a timed, in-class essay.

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