Lacking subject-verb agreement is a common grammatical error, especially in business writing where we write and re-write sentences frequently. Most mistakes arise when you edit sentences and forget to change the verb or when you don’t identify the sentence’s subject correctly.
For any sentence to be correct, the verb must agree with the subject in number and person. Take a look at these examples:
1. Each of these communications supports the new brand strategy.
Subject: “Each,” not “communications”
Verb: “Supports,” not “support”
2. There are two topics that we need to address in today’s meeting.
Subject: “Topics,” not “we”
Verb:”Are,” not “is”
3. Marie shares her progress with me every day.
Subject:”Marie,” not “me”
Verb: “Shares,” not “share”
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