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(1) Jane hasn't been studying as hard as she should this semester. (2) She's been spending all her time playing soccer. (3) Tom, on the other hand, has been staying in every night to try to catch up on his school work. (4) He missed many days in the early part of the semester because he was sick with the flu. (5) Both Tom and Jane has an English paper due on Monday. (6) Tom's is almost done, but Jane has barely started.

Which of the following sentences displays incorrect subject-verb agreement?
A.
sentence 3
B.
sentence 6
C.
sentence 5
D.
sentence 1

User Sujit Baniya
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Answer:

sentence 5

Tom and Jane should be plural and you should use "have" for plural nouns

He, she, it= has

I, you, we, they= have

good luck!

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