Standard English ConventionsMediumAgreement with 'a number of'
Standard English Conventions practice question
A number of the cottages on the island ____ empty for most of the year.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. standCorrect
- B. stands
- C. is standing
- D. has stood
Answer: A. stand
'A number of' takes a plural verb: 'a number of the cottages stand'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. stands
- 'Stands' is singular.
- C. is standing
- 'Is standing' is singular.
- D. has stood
- 'Has stood' is singular.
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