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Standard English ConventionsEasyPresent tense for a general truth about a place

Standard English Conventions practice question

The river ____ through three countries before it reaches the sea.

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

  1. A. flowsCorrect
  2. B. flow
  3. C. flowing
  4. D. have flowed

Answer: A. flows

Singular subject, standing fact.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. flow
Plural.
C. flowing
Not a finite verb.
D. have flowed
Plural auxiliary.

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