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Subject verb agreement questions on a sentence Peer editing academic papers require or requires critical thinking skills and diplomacy.?

The correct verb in the sentence is require.

Here's why:

* The subject is plural: "Peer editing academic papers" is the subject of the sentence, and it is plural.

* Plural subjects take plural verbs: Since the subject is plural, the verb needs to be in the plural form, which is "require".

Corrected Sentence: Peer editing academic papers require critical thinking skills and diplomacy.

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