Can You Spot the Mistake in This Sentence About Subject-Verb Agreement?

What Is Subject-Verb Agreement?
Subject-verb agreement means that the subject (who or what the sentence is about) and the verb (the action or state of being) need to match in number. This means they should both be either singular (one) or plural (more than one).

Simple Rules:

1. Singular subjects need singular verbs.
   • Example: The dog barks.
     (Here, "dog" is one, so we use "barks.")
2. Plural subjects need plural verbs.
   • Example: The dogs bark.
     (Here, "dogs" is more than one, so we use "bark.")

Example Sentence:
The group of students are going to the museum.

• What's Wrong? The word "are" should be "is" because "group" (which is one group) is the subject.

Fix It:
The group of students is going to the museum.

Remember, always make sure the subject and verb match in number to have a correct sentence!