Incorrect.

"Exclaim" is correct. "Members" is plural and, to agree with a plural noun, a regular, present-tense verb usually ends in -s or -es. You may have been fooled by the words coming in between the noun and its verb. Remember, words that come between the noun and its verb (in this case, "of the office staff") are not words that the verb has to agree with.

Each time I microwave a stuffed pepper for lunch, members of the office staff exclaim, "Can we have some, too?"



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