Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with a compound subject including 'I'
Standard English Conventions practice question
My brother and I ____ the vegetable garden every Saturday morning.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. weedCorrect
- B. weeds
- C. is weeding
- D. has weeded
Answer: A. weed
'My brother and I' is a compound subject — two people — so the verb is plural: 'weed'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. weeds
- 'weeds' is singular; the subject is plural.
- C. is weeding
- 'is weeding' is singular.
- D. has weeded
- 'has weeded' is singular.
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