Standard English ConventionsMediumSingular verb across an unlike phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
The film, unlike the book, ____ a happy ending.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. having
- D. are having
Answer: A. has
The subject is film, singular; unlike the book is an aside.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- Plural.
- C. having
- Not a finite verb.
- D. are having
- Plural.
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