Name : Azlen Andina Syuga

NPM : 19113005

Exercise on Subjects and Subject -Verb Agreement.

Directions:
1. Find the wrong part of the sentence
2. Explain why it is wrong
3. Suggest the correct substitute
4. Type your answer on MS Word file , and submit before the deadline.

1. Among bees occur a highly elaborate form of communication.

A B C D

a. The wrong part is the word ‘occur’.

b. Because the subject is singular, so the verb should be singular as well.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘occurs’.

2. A home heated by solar energy have special collectors on the roof to trap sunlight.
A B C D

a. The wrong part is the word ‘A home’.

b. Because there is ‘have’ so the form is plural, and the subject should plural as well.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘Homes’.

3. Each number of a binary system are formed of only two symbols.

A B C D

a. The wrong part is the word ‘are’.

b. Because the subject is singular ‘each number of a binary system’ , the verb must be in singular form as
well.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘is’.

4. Scientists at the medical center is trying to determine if there is a relationship between

A B C
sacharine and cancer.
D

a. The wrong part is the word ‘is trying’.

b. Because the subject is plural ‘Scientists’, so the verb must be plural as well.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘are trying’.

5. On the rim of Kilauea Volcano in the Hawaian Islands are a hotel called the Volcano Hotel.
A B C D

a. The wrong part is the word ‘are’.

b. Because the form of the subject is singular which is ‘Rim’ , so the verb must be change into singular as
well.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘is’.

6. The great digital advances of the electronic age , such as the integrated circuitry and a
A B
microcomputer has been planted in tiny chips.
C D

a. The wrong part is the word ‘has’.

b. Because in the sentence, they described it with 2 things which is plural, the verb is singular, so we
need to change it to plural as well.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘have’.

7. There are many frequently mentioned reasons why one out of four arrests invlove a juvenile.
A B C D

a. The wrong part is the word ‘involve’.

b. Because the sentence descirbe something that already happend in the past which we can see from
‘one out of four arrests’.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘involved’.

8. Kepler's Laws, principles outlining planetary movement, was formulated based on observations
A B C
made without a telescope .
D

a. The wrong part is the word ‘was’.

b. Because ‘Laws’ is plural, so the verb must be in plural as well.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘were’.

9. Only with two thirds vote by both houses are the US congress able to override a presidential
A B C
veto.
D

a. The wrong part is the word ‘are’.

b. Because the subject is singular which is ‘Vote’ and for the ‘two thidrs’ it’s just like ‘two out of three’.
So the verb must be in singular form.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘is’.

10. Of all the evidence that has piled up since Webster's paper was published there is no new ideas
A B C
to contradict his original theory.
D
a. The wrong part is the word ‘is’.
b. Because ‘ideas’ is plural, and the verb must be plural too, not singular.
c. It’s supposed to be ‘are’.