Question

subject-verb agreement
subject - verb agreement means the subject and predicate in a sentence must agree in number.

• subject: who or what the sentence is about
• predicate: what the subject is doing (action)

singular
subject - does not end in \-s\
verb - ends in \-s\
plural
subject - ends in \-s\
verb - does not end in \-s\
multiple singular subjects
\and\ - plural verb form
\or\ - verb should agree with the nearest subject
exceptions:

• collective nouns: words that act as a singular noun while representing a group
• indefinite pronouns: pronouns that do not explicitly denote a number of subjects
• some singular subjects end in the word s but are not plural. (e.g. \politics\)

which sentence has correct subject - verb agreement?
the soccer team play at the park every day.
the volleyball team plays at seven.
karen play basketball at the gym.

Explanation:

• In "The soccer team play at the park every day", "team" is a collective noun (singular), so the verb should be "plays" (not "play").
• In "Karen play basketball at the gym", "Karen" is a singular subject, so the verb should be "plays" (not "play").
• In "The volleyball team plays at seven", "team" (collective noun, singular) and "plays" (singular verb form) show correct subject - verb agreement.

Answer:

B. The volleyball team plays at seven.