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Standard English ConventionsEasyPlural verb for birds

Standard English Conventions practice question

The birds ____ south every autumn.

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

  1. A. flyCorrect
  2. B. flies
  3. C. flying
  4. D. is flying

Answer: A. fly

Birds is plural.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. flies
Singular.
C. flying
Not a finite verb.
D. is flying
Singular.

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