Question

Which word or phrase does not agree with the verb in the sentence?

__________ is coming to the picnic on Saturday.

A.) The swim team
B.) Everybody
C.) Nobody
D.) Some of the team members

Answer 1

The phrase that does not agree with the verb in the sentence is "some of the team members" (D).

Step-by-step explanation:

Subject verb agreement means that the subject and the verb must agree in number. This means that both need to be singular or both need to be plural. A singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb.

The phrase "some of the team members" contains a plural subject since the head of the noun phrase is "members", which is a plural noun. As the auxiliary verb to be is singular ("is coming to the picnic on Saturday"), the phrase does not agree with the verb in the sentence.

Answer 2

Answer: D. Some of the team members

The predicate "is coming to the picnic on Saturday" uses a verb in singular form therefore, the subject has to be in singular form too. Based on the choices, the swim team, everybody and nobody are in its singular form except some of the team members.