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Standard English ConventionsVery hardVerb agreeing with criteria

Standard English Conventions practice question

The criteria for the award ____ published on the society's website each January.

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

  1. A. areCorrect
  2. B. is
  3. C. was
  4. D. has been

Answer: A. are

Criteria is plural, the plural of criterion.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. is
Singular.
C. was
Singular and past.
D. has been
Singular.

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