What’s wrong with this sentence?
“The actions of one or two people does not reflect the opinions of the entire committee.”
The quoted sentence has a subject-verb agreement error. The plural subject the
actions does not agree with the singular auxiliary verb does in number.
To correct the sentence, change does to do.
The actions of one or two people do not reflect the
opinions of the entire committee.
If you need help with subject-verb agreement, Focus on Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement can help you with this topic. When you finish the book, spotting and correcting subject-verb agreement errors will be second nature to you.
