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Standard English ConventionsVery hardSingular verb despite as well as

Standard English Conventions practice question

The novel's final chapter, as well as its epilogue, ____ written in the present tense.

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

  1. A. isCorrect
  2. B. are
  3. C. were
  4. D. have been

Answer: A. is

As well as its epilogue does not change the singular subject chapter.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. are
Plural.
C. were
Plural and past.
D. have been
Plural.

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