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Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with a singular subject

Standard English Conventions practice question

The causeway ____ under water for eight hours of every twelve.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. isCorrect
  2. B. are
  3. C. were
  4. D. have been

Answer: A. is

'Causeway' is singular: 'is'.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. are
Plural.
C. were
Plural.
D. have been
Plural.

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