Standard English ConventionsMediumAgreement with a subject before a long phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
The box of old letters found in the attic ____ to my grandmother.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. belongedCorrect
- B. belong
- C. belonging
- D. have belonged
Answer: A. belonged
'Box' is singular; 'letters' is inside a phrase.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. belong
- Plural, agreeing with 'letters'.
- C. belonging
- Not a finite verb.
- D. have belonged
- Plural auxiliary.
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