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Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumAgreement with 'nobody'

Standard English Conventions practice question

Nobody in the village ____ where the old road went.

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

  1. A. remembersCorrect
  2. B. remember
  3. C. remembering
  4. D. have remembered

Answer: A. remembers

'Nobody' is singular.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. remember
Plural.
C. remembering
Not a finite verb.
D. have remembered
Plural auxiliary.

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