Note the title of this test - informal, spoken English
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"The government are considering changes" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- Proximity concord
- Notional concord
"Half the students are below average" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- Proximity concord
- Notional concord
"Someone's standing in the dark over there and they look dangerous to me" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- Avoiding he/she naturally in spoken English
- Correct concord
"Wind and rain is common here" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- Treating weather conditions as a singular binomial
- Notional concord
"The class who are in Room 6 need a teacher" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- The tendency in English to treat humans in the plural when we use 'who'.
- Proximity concord
"Neither of you are allowed to come" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- Notional concord
- Proximity concord
"There are a variety of reasons" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- The informal but acceptable use of a plural with a classifying noun, 'variety'
- Proximity concord
"The police are coming soon" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- A slightly unusual idiomatic use in English.
- Proximity concord
"The staff is polite" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- Notional concord not happening
- Proximity concord
"The data is unclear" is an example of ...
- An error of concord
- Notional concord
- Proximity concord