Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement

Hard Usage And Mechanics Sentence Structure

Read the following sentence carefully:

The manager and the assistant was pleased with the results of the project, which exceeded their expectations.

Which of the following options best corrects the grammatical error in the sentence?

The manager and the assistant were pleased with the results of the project, which exceeded their expectations.

The manager and the assistant is pleased with the results of the project, exceeding their expectations.

The manager and the assistant, pleased with the results of the project, expected them to exceed their expectations.

The project results exceeded the expectations of the pleased manager and assistant.

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