Standard English ConventionsEasySingular verb for a cat
Standard English Conventions practice question
The cat ____ on the windowsill every afternoon.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. sleepsCorrect
- B. sleep
- C. sleeping
- D. have slept
Answer: A. sleeps
Cat is singular, and every afternoon calls for the present tense.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. sleep
- Plural.
- C. sleeping
- Not a finite verb.
- D. have slept
- Plural.
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