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Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with 'the birds'

Standard English Conventions practice question

The birds ____ at first light every morning.

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

  1. A. singCorrect
  2. B. sings
  3. C. singing
  4. D. has sung

Answer: A. sing

'Birds' is plural.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. sings
Singular.
C. singing
Not a finite verb.
D. has sung
Singular auxiliary.

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