Standard English ConventionsEasySubject-verb agreement with a plural subject
Standard English Conventions practice question
The seals on the sandbank ____ at high tide and haul out again as it falls.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. swimCorrect
- B. swims
- C. is swimming
- D. has swum
Answer: A. swim
'Seals' is plural, so 'swim'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. swims
- 'Swims' is singular.
- C. is swimming
- 'Is swimming' is singular.
- D. has swum
- 'Has swum' is singular.
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