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Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with 'the trains'

Standard English Conventions practice question

The trains ____ every twenty minutes on weekdays.

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

  1. A. runCorrect
  2. B. runs
  3. C. running
  4. D. has run

Answer: A. run

'Trains' is plural.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. runs
Singular.
C. running
Not a finite verb.
D. has run
Singular auxiliary.

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