Standard English ConventionsMediumAgreement with 'a pair of'
Standard English Conventions practice question
A pair of peregrines ____ on the cathedral tower every spring.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. nestsCorrect
- B. nest
- C. are nesting
- D. have nested
Answer: A. nests
The subject is 'A pair', singular; 'of peregrines' describes it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. nest
- 'Nest' agrees with 'peregrines', not 'pair'.
- C. are nesting
- 'Are nesting' is plural.
- D. have nested
- 'Have nested' is plural.
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