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?
- A. flowsCorrect
- B. flow
- C. flowing
- 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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