Standard English ConventionsEasyPlural past verb for children playing
Standard English Conventions practice question
The children ____ playing in the garden when it started to rain.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wereCorrect
- B. was
- C. is
- D. be
Answer: A. were
Children is plural and the time is past.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. was
- Singular.
- C. is
- Singular and present.
- D. be
- Not a finite verb.
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