Standard English ConventionsEasySingular verb for a habitual action
Standard English Conventions practice question
Every morning the baker ____ fresh bread before the shop opens.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. bakesCorrect
- B. bake
- C. baking
- D. have baked
Answer: A. bakes
"the baker" is singular, and the present tense matches "opens".
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. bake
- Plural.
- C. baking
- No finite verb.
- D. have baked
- Plural and the wrong tense.
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