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Identify which of the following sentences contains an error in subject-verb agreement.  Multiple choice question.The CFO and chairman of the board is Jessica Went.The first-place finisher and the youngest member of the team was my friend Lois Chen.Peanut butter and jelly and pastrami on rye are two of my favorite sandwiches.The top oil company and third-largest company in California by revenue in 2019 were Chevron.

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Identify which of the following sentences contains an error in subject-verb agreement.  Multiple choice question.The CFO and chairman of the board is Jessica Went.The first-place finisher and the youngest member of the team was my friend Lois Chen.Peanut butter and jelly and pastrami on rye are two of my favorite sandwiches.The top oil company and third-largest company in California by revenue in 2019 were Chevron.

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The sentence that contains an error in subject-verb agreement is "The top oil company and third-largest company in California by revenue in 2019 were Chevron." The correct sentence should be "The top oil company and third-largest company in California by revenue in 2019 was Chevron." This is because the two descriptions ("The top oil company" and "third-largest company in California by revenue in 2019") both refer to the same entity, Chevron, so the verb should be singular ("was"), not plural ("were").

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