Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPresent tense for a general fact
Standard English Conventions practice question
Water ____ at a lower temperature at high altitude than at sea level.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. boilsCorrect
- B. boil
- C. boiling
- D. boiled
Answer: A. boils
A general fact takes the simple present with a singular subject.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. boil
- Plural form.
- C. boiling
- Not a finite verb.
- D. boiled
- Past tense for a standing fact.
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