Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

• A. The bouquet of flowers is on the table.
• B. The bouquet of flowers are on the table.
• C. The bouquet of flower is on the tables.
• D. The bouquets of flowers is on the tables.

Answer: (A)

Subject-verb agreement hinges on the subject's number. The main noun here is bouquet, which is singular, and the phrase of flowers is just a prepositional modifier that doesn’t change the number. So the verb should be singular: is. The rest of the sentence uses table, also singular, which keeps the pair in harmony. That makes this sentence the correct choice. The others mix singular and plural in a way that doesn’t match the subject: using are with a singular bouquet; using a plural noun tables with a singular subject; or pairing a plural bouquet with a singular is. This breaks the rule that the verb must agree with the main subject in number.

Subject-verb agreement hinges on the subject's number. The main noun here is bouquet, which is singular, and the phrase of flowers is just a prepositional modifier that doesn’t change the number. So the verb should be singular: is. The rest of the sentence uses table, also singular, which keeps the pair in harmony. That makes this sentence the correct choice.

The others mix singular and plural in a way that doesn’t match the subject: using are with a singular bouquet; using a plural noun tables with a singular subject; or pairing a plural bouquet with a singular is. This breaks the rule that the verb must agree with the main subject in number.