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Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with 'my brother'

Standard English Conventions practice question

My brother ____ the guitar every evening after dinner.

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

  1. A. playsCorrect
  2. B. play
  3. C. playing
  4. D. have played

Answer: A. plays

'Brother' is singular.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. play
Plural.
C. playing
Not a finite verb.
D. have played
Plural auxiliary.

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