Subject-verb agreement, verb tense, sentence revision, and select-underlined format — the writing conventions tested on ETS 5758.
Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
Standard English conventions is the most heavily tested Writing topic on ETS 5758, making up approximately 6–7 of the 21 Writing questions. The most commonly tested errors are: subject-verb agreement (The group of students were/was), verb tense consistency (She walked in and sits down), pronoun-antecedent agreement (Each student brings their/his or her), comma splices (two independent clauses joined by only a comma), run-on sentences, apostrophe errors (its vs it's, teacher's vs teachers'), capitalization of proper nouns and titles, and commonly confused words (affect/effect, then/than, who/whom).
Grammar questions on this drill use the select-underlined format. Read the entire sentence carefully, then examine each labeled portion (A, B, C, D) individually. Do not click the first thing that sounds slightly off — read all four labels before selecting. A common trap is that the error appears in a portion you would not expect, while the more obvious-looking portions are actually correct. Strategy: identify the subject and verb first (agreement), then check tense consistency, then check punctuation.