Question

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

• A. The cat and the dog is sleeping.
• B. The cats and the dog are sleeping.
• C. The cats and the dog is sleeping.
• D. The cat and the dog are sleeping.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. The cat and the dog are sleeping.

• "The cat" and "the dog" are the subjects. Both "the cat" and "the dog" are singular.
• They are joined by the word "and," which creates a compound subject.(ഒരു വാക്യത്തിന്റെ Subject ആയിട്ട് ഒന്നിലധികം noun or pronoun ഉള്ള ഒരു subject ആണ് compound subject.)
• When you have a compound subject joined by "and," it is treated as plural. So, in this case, "The cat and the dog" together make a plural subject. Therefore, the verb "are" is used to match the plural subject, creating the correct subject-verb agreement.