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Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with 'dogs'

Standard English Conventions practice question

My neighbour's dogs ____ at every car that passes the gate.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. barkCorrect
  2. B. barks
  3. C. barking
  4. D. has barked

Answer: A. bark

'Dogs' is plural.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. barks
Singular.
C. barking
Not a finite verb.
D. has barked
Singular auxiliary.

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