Which sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement?

about 340 miles was the distance traveled by this tornado.
about 340 miles were the distance traveled by this tornado.

the answer to your question would be that the sentence that has the correct subject-verb agreement is the following one: about 340 miles was the distance traveled by this tornado.

the selected sentence is an example of inverted order. that is, a sentence in which the verb precedes the subject, a sentence with no canonical order (a). when a sentence starts not with the subject but with a phrase preceding the verb, the verb still agrees with the subject, which follows it. you can identify the subject of the sentence if you first identify the verb. then, ask the following question: who/what verbs/verbed? in this case, the question would be as follows: what is about 340 miles? the distance traveled by this tornado. as the subject is singular, the verb should also be singular.

a) the distance traveled by this tornado was about 340 miles

answer: b. the moon is much smaller than the earth.

explanation:

it starts off by comparing the earth and venus. it also only says one sentance about the moon which make it the odd one out. in conclusion the answer is b.

b. and i with my fighting heart, i thought at

first / to steal up to him [the cyclops].   the cyclops’ actions first odysseus to take

action after killing his men and trapping in the cave revealed his intent of

doing them harm.   that is why odysseus

blinded him to enable him and his men to escape.