Incorrect:

Twenty dollars are the price.

Correct:

Twenty dollars is the price.

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

A good team _____ of both recruiting and coaching as well as performing.

(A) is a result  (B) it is a result  (C) resulting  (D) result it 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

Because  entertaining is such a competitive  business, a group of singers or musicians needing  manager to help market  the music.

Problem 11 Agreement - noun and pronoun

There must be agreement of noun and pronoun. Avoid using a pronoun that does not agree with the noun to which it refers.

Examples:

Incorrect: If you want to leave a message for Mr. and Mrs. Carlson, I will be glad to take them.

Correct: If you want to leave a message for Mr. and Mrs. Carlson. I will be glad to take it.

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

A college bookstore that sells used textbooks stocks __________ along with the new ones on the shelf under the course title.

(A) its  (B) their  (C) a  (D) them 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

Magnesium, the lightest  of our structural metals, has an important place among  common engineering materials because of  their  weight.

Problem 12 Agreement - subject and possessive pronouns

There must be agreement of subject pronoun and possessive pronouns that refer to the subject:

Subject Pronouns Possessive Pronouns I you he she it we they my your his her its our their

Examples:

Incorrect:

Those of us who are over fifty years old should get their blood pressure checked regularly.

Correct:

Those of us who are over fifty years old should get our blood pressure checked regularly.

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

The television programs we allow _____ to watch influence their learning.

(A) a children  (B) our children  (C) our child  (D) their childs 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

Although maple trees are among  the most colorful varieties in the fall,  they lose its  leaves sooner than  oak trees.

Problem 13 Agreement - indefinite subject pronoun and possessive pronouns

There must be agreement of indefinite subject pronoun and possessive pronouns that refer to the subject. The following possessive pronouns are singular:

her his its

Examples:

Incorrect:

Each student should have their schedule signed by the department chairman.

Correct:

Each student should have his schedule signed by the department chairman

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

No one is admitted to the test site without __________ identification.

(A) a  (B) his  (C) one's  (D) their 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

Everybody who wishes  to enter   an American grade school  must present their  immunization certificates to the school nurse.