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Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with 'the shops'

Standard English Conventions practice question

The shops on the square ____ at six on Saturdays.

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

  1. A. closeCorrect
  2. B. closes
  3. C. closing
  4. D. has closed

Answer: A. close

'Shops' is plural.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. closes
Singular.
C. closing
Not a finite verb.
D. has closed
Singular auxiliary.

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