Standard English ConventionsEasySubject-verb agreement with a singular subject
Standard English Conventions practice question
The lantern at the end of the pier ____ lit an hour before dusk.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. isCorrect
- B. are
- C. were
- D. have been
Answer: A. is
The subject is 'lantern', singular; 'at the end of the pier' describes it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. are
- 'Are' is plural.
- C. were
- 'Were' is plural.
- D. have been
- 'Have been' is plural.
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