Standard English ConventionsEasySubject-verb agreement with a compound subject joined by 'and'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The bakery and the café next door ____ the same supplier for flour.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. useCorrect
- B. uses
- C. is using
- D. has used
Answer: A. use
Two subjects joined by 'and' take a plural verb: 'use'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. uses
- 'Uses' is singular.
- C. is using
- 'Is using' is singular.
- D. has used
- 'Has used' is singular.
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