Question

Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement? Four adults and a child were trapped, but they were safely rescued. Four adults and a child was trapped, but they was safely rescued.

Answer 1

The correct sentence would be "Four adults and a child were trapped, but they were safely rescue." Hope that helps :)

Answer 2

Four adults and a child were trapped, but they were safely rescued.

Step-by-step explanation:

In a sentence with correct subject-verb agreement, the subject and the verb match in person (First, second or third person), plural (singular or plural), and uses the verb tenses properly. The sentence number 1 is the correct sentence because it has all those characteristics: "Four adults and a child" is a noun in third-person plural, and the form of the verb "to be" that matches with noun in third person plural is "were", while "was" matches with third-person-singular pronouns such as "she", "he" and "it" and the first person singular pronoun: "I".