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Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with 'each'

Standard English Conventions practice question

Each of the lockers ____ its own combination.

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

  1. A. hasCorrect
  2. B. have
  3. C. are having
  4. D. having

Answer: A. has

'Each' is singular, so the verb is singular: 'has'. 'of the lockers' doesn't change the subject.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. have
'have' agrees with 'lockers', but the subject is 'each', which is singular.
C. are having
'are having' is plural and uses a progressive form that doesn't fit a permanent fact.
D. having
'having' isn't a complete verb; the sentence would have no main verb.

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