Which sentence demonstrates proper subject-verb agreement?

• A. The list of items are on the table.
• B. The list of items is on the table.
• C. The lists of item is on the table.
• D. The list of item are on the table.

Answer: (B)

Subject-verb agreement means the verb must match the subject in number. Here, the main subject is The list, which is singular. The phrase of items describes that list and does not change its number. So the verb should be is. The sentence that uses The list of items is on the table keeps the singular subject with a singular verb, which is correct.

The other sentences mix singular and plural in ways that break agreement: using are with a singular subject, or pairing lists with a singular verb, or pairing a singular list with a plural item phrase.