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Standard English ConventionsEasySingular verb for a train

Standard English Conventions practice question

The train ____ at every station between here and the coast.

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

  1. A. stopsCorrect
  2. B. stop
  3. C. stopping
  4. D. have stopped

Answer: A. stops

Train is singular.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. stop
Plural.
C. stopping
Not a finite verb.
D. have stopped
Plural.

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