Standard English ConventionsEasyPlural verb for apples
Standard English Conventions practice question
The apples on the tree ____ ripe.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. areCorrect
- B. is
- C. am
- D. be
Answer: A. are
The subject is apples, plural; tree is inside a phrase.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. is
- Agrees with tree.
- C. am
- First person.
- D. be
- Not a finite verb.
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