Special Agent Entrance Practice Exam

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Identify the error in this sentence: "The boys is going to the baseball game."

Incorrect subject placement.
Wrong tense usage.
Subject-verb agreement error.
Misplaced punctuation.

The correct answer is: Subject-verb agreement error.

The sentence "The boys is going to the baseball game" contains a subject-verb agreement error. In English, subjects must agree in number with their corresponding verbs. In this case, the subject "boys" is plural, but the verb "is" is singular. The correct formulation would use the plural verb "are" to match the plural subject, resulting in "The boys are going to the baseball game." This alignment between the subject and the verb is essential for grammatical correctness and clarity in communication. The other options do not apply here. There is no issue with subject placement, the tense usage is appropriate given the context of going to an event in the future, and there is no punctuation issue present in the sentence. The primary issue is the lack of agreement between the plural subject and the singular verb.