Standard English ConventionsHardAgreement when the subject follows 'here'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Here ____ the keys to the storeroom and the safe.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. areCorrect
- B. is
- C. was
- D. has been
Answer: A. are
'Here' isn't the subject; the subject comes after the verb: 'the keys', which is plural. So 'Here are the keys'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. is
- 'is' is singular, but the subject 'keys' is plural.
- C. was
- 'was' is singular and past.
- D. has been
- 'has been' is singular.
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