Standard English ConventionsMediumVerb form after 'might'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The bridge might ____ before the end of the year.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. reopenCorrect
- B. reopens
- C. reopened
- D. reopening
Answer: A. reopen
A modal takes the base form.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. reopens
- Present tense form after a modal.
- C. reopened
- Past form after a modal.
- D. reopening
- Not a finite form after a modal.
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