Standard English ConventionsEasySubject-verb agreement with 'each of'
Standard English Conventions practice question
Each of the twelve volunteers ____ assigned a stretch of the riverbank to clear.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wasCorrect
- B. were
- C. are
- D. have been
Answer: A. was
'Each' is singular; 'of the twelve volunteers' only describes it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. were
- 'Were' agrees with 'volunteers', not 'each'.
- C. are
- 'Are' is plural.
- D. have been
- 'Have been' is plural.
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