WT5 — Teach Me This Mistake v4.2
You chose subject-verb agreement.
This means the verb must match the subject. In your sentence, the problem appears twice:
| Original phrase |
Correction |
Why |
| “This study show” |
“This study shows” |
“Study” is one thing, so the verb needs -s. |
| “it increase” |
“it increases” |
“It” is singular, so the verb needs -s. |
A simple pattern is:
One thing → verb often takes -s
Many things → verb usually does not take -s
Examples:
The study shows the impact of advertising.
The influencers show the impact of advertising.
The campaign increases engagement.
The campaigns increase engagement.
It affects consumer behaviour.
They affect consumer behaviour.
Practice task
Choose the correct verb in each sentence:
- This essay explain / explains the role of digital media.
- YouTubers promote / promotes products to online audiences.
- The advertisement increase / increases consumer interest.
- BTS and YouTubers influence / influences audience engagement.
Reply with your answers, like this:
- explains
- ...
Reply with your practice answers first. I will check them, explain any problems, and only then show the answer key.
Then find and fix one further example of this pattern in your own draft.
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