Editing Difficulty: Intermediate

Subject-Verb Agreement Evaluation and Correction Template

This prompt directs an experienced language editor to analyze a provided text for subject-verb agreement errors. It requires identifying all mismatches between subjects and verbs and supplying corrected versions to improve grammatical accuracy. Users must input the text to be evaluated. The output should be a detailed report listing each discrepancy alongside its correction. The response should be structured clearly to guide users through the corrections effectively.

The prompt

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Act as a professional language editor with expertise in grammar and syntax. Based on the provided text [INPUT TEXT], placeholder, identify all instances where subject-verb agreement errors occur. For each identified discrepancy, provide the original incorrect phrase and a corrected version that ensures proper subject-verb agreement. Deliver the results as a detailed, structured report that clearly lists each error alongside its correction to enhance the overall grammatical accuracy of the text.

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What it produces

  • Incorrect: The list of items are on the table.
  • Corrected: The list of items is on the table.
  • Incorrect: She go to the market every day.
  • Corrected: She goes to the market every day.
  • Incorrect: The team have won the match.
  • Corrected: The team has won the match.

How to use this prompt

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  2. Fill in the blanks

    Replace [INPUT TEXT] with your own detail. Everything in square brackets is a blank for you to fill in.

  3. Paste it into your assistant

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  4. Read the result, then push back

    Compare what you get to the example below. If it is close but not right, say what to change: shorter, warmer, more specific, then ask again in the same conversation.

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