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Standard English ConventionsEasyPlural verb for children

Standard English Conventions practice question

The children ____ their grandmother every Sunday.

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

  1. A. visitCorrect
  2. B. visits
  3. C. visiting
  4. D. is visiting

Answer: A. visit

Children is plural.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. visits
Singular.
C. visiting
Not a finite verb.
D. is visiting
Singular.

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