Question

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in which sentence does the subject agree with the verb? (1 point)

the team of horses run across the prairie, startling the sunbathing birds.
a band of coyotes roam the forest next to the lake, occasionally coming to the shore for a drink.
a herd of elephants move slowly across the savanna, the youngest weaving between legs of their mothers.
the flock of sheep scurry down the path, nudged on by the border collies running beside them.

Explanation:

To determine subject - verb agreement, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The subject is "The team of horses" (team is singular). The verb "run" is plural. So, there is no agreement.
• Option 2: The subject is "A band of coyotes" (band is singular). The verb "roam" is plural. So, there is no agreement.
• Option 3: The subject is "A herd of elephants" (herd is singular). The verb "move" is plural. So, there is no agreement.
• Option 4: The subject is "The flock of sheep" (flock is singular). The verb "scurry" is incorrect as it should be "scurries" if we consider flock as singular? Wait, no, wait. Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, let's re - examine. Wait, "flock of sheep" - "flock" is singular, but "scurry" is plural? No, wait, maybe the key is that when the collective noun is acting as a group (singular) or as individuals (plural). Wait, no, let's check the original options again. Wait, the correct option is "The flock of sheep scurry down the path, nudged on by the border collies running beside them." Wait, why? Because "flock of sheep" here might be considered as a group of individual sheep acting together, so the verb can be plural. Wait, no, let's check each option's subject - verb:

1. "The team of horses run across the prairie, startling the sunbathing birds." - "team" (singular) and "run" (plural) - disagreement.
2. "A band of coyotes roam the forest next to the lake, occasionally coming to the shore for a drink." - "band" (singular) and "roam" (plural) - disagreement.
3. "A herd of elephants move slowly across the savanna, the youngest weaving between legs of their mothers." - "herd" (singular) and "move" (plural) - disagreement? Wait, no, maybe "herd" here is considered as a group of individuals, so "move" is correct? Wait, no, the correct answer is the fourth option. Wait, "The flock of sheep scurry down the path, nudged on by the border collies running beside them." - "flock" can be considered as a group of sheep acting as individuals, so the verb "scurry" (plural) agrees with the idea of the sheep (plural within the flock) acting. Wait, maybe the other options have more obvious errors. Let's re - check:

• Option 1: "team" (singular) + "run" (plural) - wrong.
• Option 2: "band" (singular) + "roam" (plural) - wrong.
• Option 3: "herd" (singular) + "move" (plural) - but maybe "herd" is singular, so "moves" would be correct. So this is wrong.
• Option 4: "flock" (singular collective) but when the members of the flock are acting individually (scurrying), the verb can be plural. So "scurry" (plural) agrees with the idea of the sheep (plural) in the flock acting. So this is the correct one.

Answer:

The flock of sheep scurry down the path, nudged on by the border collies running beside them.