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Standard English Conventions practice question

There ____ three eggs left in the box.

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

  1. A. areCorrect
  2. B. is
  3. C. be
  4. D. was

Answer: A. are

The subject is "three eggs", plural.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. is
Singular.
C. be
Not a finite verb.
D. was
Singular and past.

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