Error Analysis: Subject-Verb Agreement (Chapters 6-2 -> 6-5)

1. The books in my office is very valuable to me.
2. All of the windows in our house were broken in the earthquake. (no errors)
3. All of the employees m that company is required to be proficient in a second language.
4. A lot of the people in my class works during the day and attends class in the evening.
5. Listening to very loud music at rock concerts have caused hearing loss in some teenagers.
6. Many of the satellites orbiting the earth is used for communications.
7. The news about the long-range effects of air pollution on the development of children’s lungs is disturbing.
8. Chinese have more than fifty thousand written characters.
9. About two-thirds of the Vietnamese works in agriculture.
10. A number of planes were delayed due to the snowstorm in Denver.
11. The number of passengers affected by the delays was great.
12. More men than women are left-handed.
13. Every girl and boy are required to have certain immunizations before enrolling in public school.
14. Seventy-five percent of the people in 4. Seventy-five percent of the people in New York City lives in upstairs apartments, not on the ground floor.
15. Unless there are a profound and extensive reform of government policies in the near future, the economic conditions in that country will continue to deteriorate.
16. While I was in Paris, some of the best food I found were not at the well-known eating places, but in small out-of-me-way cafes.
17. Where’s my gloves? Have you seen them anywhere? I can’t find them.
18. Where’s Kenya? Can you find it for me on the map?
19. Approximately 80 percent of all the data* in computers around the world is in English.
20. Why are the police here:
21. Studying a foreign language often lead students to learn about the culture of the countries where it is spoken.
22. Two hours is too long to wait, don’t you think?
23. Some of the movie about the gangsters were surprisingly funny.
24. Some of the movies these days contain too much violence.
25. How many people is there in Canada?
26. What is the population of Canada?
27. Which one of the continents in the world are uninhabited?
28. One of the most common names for dogs in the United States are “Rover.”
29. Everybody in my family enjoy music and reading.
30. Most of the mountain peaks in the Himalayan Range is covered with snow the year round.