Standard English ConventionsEasySubject-verb agreement with a plural subject
Standard English Conventions practice question
The cormorants on the harbour wall ____ their wings to dry after every dive.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. spreadCorrect
- B. spreads
- C. is spreading
- D. has spread
Answer: A. spread
'Cormorants' is plural, so 'spread'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. spreads
- 'Spreads' is singular.
- C. is spreading
- 'Is spreading' is singular.
- D. has spread
- 'Has spread' is singular.
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