QuestionFix any errors with subject-verb agreement below. Click "Submit Answer" if there are none.
Measles were not a fun disease for Emma Ross to catch during her vacation.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
What is this asking? We need to correct the sentence so the verb agrees with the subject. Watch out! Subject-verb agreement can be tricky with words that seem plural but are singular.
STEP 2
1. Identify the subject.
2. Determine the subject's number.
3. Make the verb agree.
STEP 3
Alright, let's **hunt down** that subject!
In the sentence *"Measles were not a fun disease for Emma Ross to catch during her vacation,"* the subject is **.
It's the main thing the sentence is talking about.
STEP 4
Now, is ** singular or plural?
Even though it ends in "s," ** is actually a **singular noun** that refers to a single disease.
It's like "news" or "physics." Tricky, right?
STEP 5
Since ** is singular, the verb needs to be singular too.
The current verb is *"were,"* which is plural.
We need to **change it** to the singular form, which is *"was."*
STEP 6
The corrected sentence is: *Measles was not a fun disease for Emma Ross to catch during her vacation.*
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