Provide an example of subject-verb agreement error and its correction.

Provide an example of subject-verb agreement error and its correction.

• A. The team of players are winning.
• B. "The team of players is winning."
• C. The teams of players is winning.
• D. The team of players were winning.

Answer: (B)

Subject-verb agreement means the verb must match the subject in number. Here, the subject is “team,” a collective noun. When the team is treated as a single unit, it takes a singular verb. The phrase “of players” is a prepositional description and doesn’t change the number of the subject. So the sentence should use a singular verb: “is winning.” The other forms mix up number or tense. Using “are” would treat the team as individuals rather than as a unit. “The teams of players” is a plural subject and needs a plural verb. “Were” uses past tense with a singular subject here; if you meant past tense with the singular subject, the correct form would be “was winning.”

Subject-verb agreement means the verb must match the subject in number. Here, the subject is “team,” a collective noun. When the team is treated as a single unit, it takes a singular verb. The phrase “of players” is a prepositional description and doesn’t change the number of the subject.

So the sentence should use a singular verb: “is winning.” The other forms mix up number or tense. Using “are” would treat the team as individuals rather than as a unit. “The teams of players” is a plural subject and needs a plural verb. “Were” uses past tense with a singular subject here; if you meant past tense with the singular subject, the correct form would be “was winning.”