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Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with 'the shop'

Standard English Conventions practice question

The shop on the corner ____ fresh bread every morning.

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

  1. A. sellsCorrect
  2. B. sell
  3. C. selling
  4. D. have sold

Answer: A. sells

'Shop' is singular.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. sell
Plural.
C. selling
Not a finite verb.
D. have sold
Plural auxiliary.

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