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Subject-Verb Agreement in Sentences
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Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.
Every one of the players, the forwards, the midfielders, the full-backs, the goalie, are resentful of the new rule.
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Every one of the players, the forwards, the midfielders, the full-backs, the goalie, is resentful of the new rule.
💡 Explanation:
Every one is always followed by a singular verb. This option corrects the error by replacing 'are' with 'is'.