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Which sentence from a reflective essay contains an error in subject and verb agreement and needs to be edited?
A. The autobiography, including the quotations, is well documented.
B. All of the activists, from young to old, are becoming overzealous.
C. Each of the jury members, including the leader, is ready to vote.
D. Either the dog or the cat, I've concluded, are to blame for the mess.

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C. Each of the jury members, including the leader, is ready to vote
Jury members is plural, but the verb, is, is a singular verb. Therefore, the subject and the verb don't agree
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Answer:

C. Each of the jury members, including the leader, is ready to vote.

Explanation:

When it comes to subject-verb agreement, the quantity in elements both of the members refer to must match. In other words:

  • If the subject is singular, the to-be verb must be singular as well.
  • If the subject is plural, the to-be verb must be plural as well.

Regarding the example:

"Each of the jury members" is a plural subject since there is more than one jury member, but "is ready to vote" refers to a singular subject.

There is clearly a disparity between the subject and the verb; even if the separating phrase "including the leader" is present in between, the to-be verb still must refer to the subject in the first phrase before the comma.

The correct sentence would be:

Each of the jury members, including the leader, are ready to vote.

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