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Question 1
When a collective noun (e.g., 'team,' 'committee') acts as a single unit, should the verb be singular or plural?
Answer: The verb should be singular. When a collective noun acts as one unified body, it takes a singular verb (e.g., 'The team is winning').
Question 2
What verb form is correct when two subjects are joined by 'either...or' and one subject is singular and one is plural?
Answer: The verb agrees with the subject closest to it. For example, 'Either the manager or the employees are responsible.'
Question 3
Indefinite pronouns such as 'everyone,' 'nobody,' and 'each' take which form of the verb on the SAT?
Answer: They take a singular verb. These indefinite pronouns are always grammatically singular (e.g., 'Everyone is invited').
Question 4
In a sentence where a prepositional phrase separates the subject from the verb, what determines the verb's number?
Answer: The verb must agree with the true subject, not with the noun in the prepositional phrase (e.g., 'The box of chocolates is on the table').
Question 5
What is pronoun-antecedent agreement, and why is it tested on the SAT?
Answer: Pronoun-antecedent agreement means a pronoun must match its antecedent in number, gender, and person. The SAT tests this because errors like using 'they' for a singular antecedent are common.