Standard English ConventionsVery hardAgreement with a singular subject followed by a list
Standard English Conventions practice question
The collection, which includes coins, medals, and several hundred banknotes, ____ to be catalogued before it can be shown.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. having
- D. are
Answer: A. has
The subject is 'collection', singular; the list inside the clause does not change it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- Plural, agreeing with the list.
- C. having
- Not a finite verb.
- D. are
- Plural, and the wrong auxiliary for 'to be catalogued'.
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