Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumAgreement across a prepositional phrase
Standard English Conventions practice question
The books on the top shelf ____ covered in dust.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. areCorrect
- B. is
- C. be
- D. has been
Answer: A. are
The subject is "books", not "shelf".
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. is
- Singular, drawn to "shelf".
- C. be
- Not a finite verb.
- D. has been
- Singular.
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