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Standard English ConventionsVery hardAgreement with a gerund subject

Standard English Conventions practice question

Walking the coast path in winter ____ boots, a map, and more patience than most visitors have.

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

  1. A. requiresCorrect
  2. B. require
  3. C. requiring
  4. D. have required

Answer: A. requires

The subject is the gerund 'walking', singular.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. require
Plural.
C. requiring
Not a finite verb.
D. have required
Plural auxiliary.

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