[Grammar] carries marks

[beesting]

Which is correct?

Each step to your answer carries marks.
Each step to your answer carry marks.


I think if it is "mark" it should be "carries" and if it is "marks" it should be "carry".

 

[Grumpy]

"Each step to your answer carries marks" is correct. The "carries" and "carry" refer to the "step", not the "marks". Singular "step" = "carries"; plural "steps" = "carry".