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Which sentence contains an error in subject-verb agreement
A family of squirrels live in my yard
Nobody wants to go to bed early
Chris and susan live in the city
A group of elephants is called a herd

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Nobody wants to go to bed early.
The answer is:  [A]:  "A family of squirrels live in my yard."
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Note:  In this instance, "family", is not functioning as a "collective noun", so the subject "family" takes the "singular" form.  The sentence should be written correctly as:
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   "A family of squirrels lives in my yard."
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