Standard English ConventionsEasySubject-verb agreement with a subject after a prepositional phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
The photographs in the hallway ____ taken by the founder's daughter.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wereCorrect
- B. was
- C. is
- D. has been
Answer: A. were
The subject is 'photographs', plural; 'in the hallway' describes it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. was
- 'Was' agrees with 'hallway', not 'photographs'.
- C. is
- 'Is' is singular.
- D. has been
- 'Has been' is singular.
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