Standard English ConventionsVery hardThe number of takes a singular verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The number of visitors to the reserve ____ doubled since the boardwalk was built.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. are
- D. were
Answer: A. has
"The number" is singular; "of visitors" does not change that.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- Plural, drawn to "visitors".
- C. are
- Plural and the wrong auxiliary.
- D. were
- Plural and the wrong auxiliary.
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