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Standard English ConventionsEasyPlural verb for cousins

Standard English Conventions practice question

My cousins ____ in Leeds.

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

  1. A. liveCorrect
  2. B. lives
  3. C. living
  4. D. is living

Answer: A. live

Cousins is plural.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. lives
Singular.
C. living
Not a finite verb.
D. is living
Singular.

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