Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumEach takes a singular verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
Each of the puppies ____ a different coloured collar.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. having
- D. are having
Answer: A. has
"Each" is singular.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- Plural, drawn to "puppies".
- C. having
- No finite verb.
- D. are having
- Plural, and the wrong sense.
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