Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSingular verb across a who-clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
My uncle, who lives in Canada, ____ us every summer.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. visitsCorrect
- B. visit
- C. visiting
- D. have visited
Answer: A. visits
The subject is uncle, singular; the who-clause is an aside.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. visit
- Plural.
- C. visiting
- Not a finite verb.
- D. have visited
- Plural.
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