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Standard English ConventionsEasySingular verb for soup

Standard English Conventions practice question

The soup ____ delicious.

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

  1. A. tastesCorrect
  2. B. taste
  3. C. tasting
  4. D. are tasting

Answer: A. tastes

Soup is singular.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. taste
Plural.
C. tasting
Not a finite verb.
D. are tasting
Plural.

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