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?
- A. requiresCorrect
- B. require
- C. requiring
- 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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