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

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The students ____ their final projects to the class on Friday.

Accepted Answer

A. present. 'The students' is plural, so the verb takes the plural form: 'present'.

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B. presents — 'presents' is the singular form, for one student.

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C. presenting — 'presenting' isn't a complete verb; the sentence would have no main verb.

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D. has presented — 'has presented' is singular. The plural would be 'have presented'.

Standard English Conventions practice question