Standard English ConventionsVery hardSubject-verb agreement with a subject separated by a long phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
The collection of letters, maps, and estate papers that the family deposited in 1950 ____ never been catalogued.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. were
- D. are
Answer: A. has
The subject is 'collection', singular; the list and the 'that' clause are describing it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- 'Have' agrees with 'papers', not with 'collection'.
- C. were
- 'Were never been' is not a form.
- D. are
- 'Are never been' is not a form.
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