Question

Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its compound subject?








A.

A ladybug and a spider was crawling on the porch.








B.

A hat or mittens are in that gift bag.








C.

The Mitchells or Mr. Goodman have a new car.








D.

Steven or the cousins has cleaned the garage.

Answer 1

@TwilightRain1 @neonumbrella5115

Answer 2

Use the trick about replacing the subject with pronouns.
They was crawling on the porch.

Answer 3

are there any that u know for sure r wrong?

Answer 4

I'm pretty sure A and D are wrong but other than that I'm not sure

Answer 5

good. yes, both those r wrong

Answer 6

Here, try reading this website. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm
They have a lot of good information about this topic.

Answer 7

and read B and C carefully. can u detect an error in either?

Answer 8

No I still can't tell whats wrong DX

Answer 9

When a plural subject and a verb are together the part of the subject that is closest to the verb decides the spelling of the verb. For example:
Either my father or *my brothers are* going to sell the house.
Neither my brothers nor *my father is* going to sell the house.

Answer 10

oh so it would be B?

Answer 11

Yup! :)

Answer 12

yes, B is wrong. C is correct

Answer 13

wait you mean the correc aanswer is c not b?

Answer 14

yes

Answer 15

My yup caused confusion. ;)

Answer 16

lol sorta :)

Answer 17

ohh I see now thanks :)

Answer 18

Welcome!!

Answer 19

np :)