Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSingular verb for news
Standard English Conventions practice question
The news ____ worse than we had expected.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wasCorrect
- B. were
- C. being
- D. have been
Answer: A. was
News is singular despite its final s.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. were
- Plural.
- C. being
- Not a finite verb.
- D. have been
- Plural.
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