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Paralegal

Category - Communication

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Which of the following sentences does NOT use correct subject-verb agreement?
  1. The Millers are not attending the wedding.
  2. Jackson wore a dark blue suit.
  3. Darrel are expecting us at the restaurant.
  4. The Ericsons buy only the best.
  5. Jerry and George gives money to charity every year.
  6. Alice and Max bought a new house in Evanston.
  7. Elaine likes to go shopping with Kramer.
  8. Newman works for the post office.
  9. A plaintiff who does not properly serve a defendant cannot proceed against that defendant.
  10. A plaintiff seeking a default judgment must prove that the defendant was properly served.
  11. Attorneys’ fees in a default judgment case must be requested in the complaint.
  12. A defendant who wants to set aside a judgment under Rule 60 have to show good cause.
  13. The police officer who arrested the defendant testified that the defendant was fleeing the scene.
  14. Some scientists with advanced training in physics works as accident reconstruction specialists.
  15. Employers that operate factories or construction companies often pay high premiums for workers’ compensation insurance.
  16. A criminal defendant who takes the witness stand waives certain constitutional rights.
  17. Each one of the defendants, who were all present in the courtroom, entered a plea of “not guilty.”
  18. None of the plaintiffs who were still recovering from their injuries was present in the courtroom.
  19. Under the Rules of Evidence, all offers to settle a civil dispute is inadmissible to prove liability.
  20. All of the plaintiffs who consumed the town’s well water developed leukemia.
  21. Under the Universal Service Fund, telecommunications in rural and low-income areas are subsidized.
  22. Under the long-arm statute, no one who causes an event to occur within the state can avoid liability.
  23. Every one of the jurors agreed that the defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff arising from the operation of the plane.
  24. Under the constitution, some FCC regulation of material broadcast over the air is permissible.
Explanation
Answer: A - Under the Universal Service Fund, telecommunications in rural and low-income areas are subsidized. The subject and verb of a sentence must either both be singular or both be plural. A few words, however, are treated as singular even though spelled in a plural form (e.g., communications and telecommunications). Answer A is the correct choice because “telecommunications” is the subject and treated as singular and the verb (“are”) is in the plural form. Answer B is not the correct choice because the subject (“no one”) is treated as singular and the verb (“can avoid”) is singular. Answer C is not the correct choice because “Every one of . . .” is treated as singular and the verb (“agreed”) agrees. Answer D is not the correct choice because the subject (“regulation”) is singular and the verb (“is”) agrees.
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