Standard English ConventionsMediumAgreement with 'the number of'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The number of boats moored in the harbour ____ every summer.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. doublesCorrect
- B. double
- C. are doubling
- D. have doubled
Answer: A. doubles
'The number of' is singular: 'the number … doubles'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. double
- 'Double' is plural.
- C. are doubling
- 'Are doubling' is plural.
- D. have doubled
- 'Have doubled' is plural.
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