Standard English ConventionsMediumAgreement with 'a pair of'
Standard English Conventions practice question
A pair of leather gloves ____ left on the bench outside the library.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wasCorrect
- B. were
- C. have been
- D. are
Answer: A. was
The subject is 'A pair', which is singular; 'of leather gloves' describes it. So: 'A pair ... was left'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. were
- 'were' agrees with 'gloves', but 'gloves' is inside a prepositional phrase, not the subject.
- C. have been
- 'have been' is plural.
- D. are
- 'are' is plural.
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