DIRECTIONS:  Find and correct any errors in number agreement in the following sentences written by students. Consider the following questions as you look for these mistakes: Do the subject and the verb agree? Should the noun be plural? singular? Has the -s been added to third-person singular verbs? Does the pronoun agree with the noun it refers to?

1. I ran into an old college friend a couple of month ago at the Aram Language Center.
2. After he finish his English program, he will apply to six of the best school in the country because he have a good TOEFL score.
3. Most of the students at Aram Language center is very good in English.
4. Each of the rooms in the dormitory have a desk and a bed, and the bathroom have shower and sink.
5. The student in my class are very friendly. Most of the student in my dormitory are also friendly, but he don't speak much English.
6. There is many weight machines in the gym, but we can't use it before 5:00 p.m.
7. I really like my roommate, but when she watch TV all the nights, I get pretty bored.
8. There are many reason why it take me longer to make decision.
9. My father has to work many job to pay for the rent and his childs.
10. There is a small market down the street that sell all different kind of food from my country.
11. I went to visit my parent over spring break, and he was very happy with my grades.
12. All of the student in my class are from different countrys.
13. All of my family helped himself to the food that I put on my table.

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