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QuizMultiple Choice

Writing Coherent Sentences

Question 8 • Twilight Session 1 (Fall 26): Literature and Composition I_CThompson

Read the sentence.Brad and Alicia says they are available to babysit on Friday night.

Answer
A
The subject and verb do not agree.
B
The modifier and object do not agree.
C
It contains a dangling modifier.
D
It contains a vague pronoun.

Explanation

“Brad and Alicia” is a compound subject naming two people, so it is plural. The verb should be “say,” not “says”: “Brad and Alicia say they are available to babysit on Friday night.” The error is subject-verb disagreement.

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