Identify the sentence that has a problem in subject-verb agreement. a. the hardware on the cabinets need to be removed before we paint them. b. several new models, especially the miata, are reviewed favorably in the april issue of consumer reports. c. all the candidates for the city council are speaking at tonight's forum. d. the sports section of the newspaper was my father's favorite reading material at the breakfast table.

The correct answer is A. The hardware on the cabinets need to be removed before we paint them.

This is because the subject of the sentence is hardware (a singular subject) and the verb is conjugated for a plural subject.

In this example, it is easy to get confused and think that this sentence is correct if you thought that the plural noun cabinets was the subject. To avoid this confusion, we can eliminate prepositional phrases like “on the cabinets” when we are checking for subject-verb agreement to simplify the sentence.

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modal adverbs are used to modify specific verbs that consist of a linking verb (verb of being) and sometimes another verb. examples of modal verbs include can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would.

modal auxiliary. an auxiliary verb characteristically used with other verbs to express mood, aspect, or tense. in english, the most common modal auxiliaries are can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, and would. also called modal .

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