Practice questions for Subject-Verb Agreement in the HESI A2 exam.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is documenting a patient’s symptoms in the electronic health record. The following sentence appears in the chart:
"The primary cause of the patient’s discomfort and nausea were dehydration and electrolyte imbalance."
What is the correct way to revise this sentence?
The primary cause of the patient’s discomfort and nausea were dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
The primary cause of the patient’s discomfort and nausea was dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
The primary causes of the patient’s discomfort and nausea were dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
The primary causes of the patient’s discomfort and nausea was dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.