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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?

  1. A. areCorrect
  2. B. is
  3. C. am
  4. 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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