Standard English ConventionsVery hardAgreement when the subject follows the verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
Beyond the last farm ____ the ruins of a chapel and a well.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. lieCorrect
- B. lies
- C. lying
- D. has lain
Answer: A. lie
The subject, 'the ruins of a chapel and a well', is plural and comes after the verb.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. lies
- Singular.
- C. lying
- Not a finite verb.
- D. has lain
- Singular auxiliary.
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