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Standard English ConventionsEasyPresent tense for a daily fact

Standard English Conventions practice question

The first train ____ the station at six every morning.

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

  1. A. leavesCorrect
  2. B. leave
  3. C. leaving
  4. D. have left

Answer: A. leaves

'Train' is singular; a routine takes the simple present.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. leave
Plural.
C. leaving
Not a finite verb.
D. have left
Plural auxiliary.

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