Read the sentence. The dogs or the cat are responsible for the mess. Which sentence best revises the subject-verb agreement error in the sentence?

With subjects joined by “or,” the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. In “the dogs or the cat,” the closest subject is the singular “cat,” so the verb should be “is.” Choice B correctly says, “The dogs or the cat is responsible for the mess.”

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