Which of the following sentences correctly uses subject-verb agreement?

"Statistics is an interesting subject. However, statistics is often misleading."

In this sentence, both the subject "Statistics" and the verb "is" are in agreement, as they are both singular. The subject-verb agreement rule states that singular subjects should be paired with singular verbs, and plural subjects should be paired with plural verbs. "Statistics" is a singular noun, so it should be paired with the singular verb "is." The other choices have subject-verb agreement errors because they mix singular and plural forms incorrectly.

The prefix "inter-" in this context indicates a sense of "among" or "between."

It implies that the intergalactic spaceship exists or operates between different galaxies or within the realm of multiple galaxies.

A thesis statement is a concise summary of the main point or argument that an essay or academic paper will focus on. It presents a claim or perspective that the author intends to support and explore throughout the writing.

Among the provided choices, "Choice C: Maori culture should receive more emphasis in the history curriculum of New Zealand schools" can be considered a thesis statement.

"We sat down to eat our meal outside; the night was beautiful." The semicolon (;) is used correctly in this choice.

Choice A has a comma before and which makes it incorrect.
Choice C has an s after the apostrophe in ladies's, hence it is incorrect.

Choice D also has a comma before and making it incorrect.
Note: And is a joining word and hence should not have commas before or after it.

Inter in this case means “in between”

A thesis statement is mostly used in the introduction to guide the reader on what to expect in the rest of the essay.

The subject is in plural “tennis balls” and is supported by a plural verb “roll” which makes D the correct use of subject-verb agreement.

The word incredulous means the act of being unable to believe something.

Therefore is used to affirm the first part of the sentence into showing why the second one should be mentioned.

In Option A, the em dash is used to set off the list of tools (hammers, saws, chisels) from the main part of the sentence. The em dash indicates a stronger break than a comma and helps to provide clarity and emphasis on the list of tools the carpenter must use. The sentence is correctly punctuated, and the tools are appropriately separated by the em dash.