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Standard English ConventionsEasySingular verb after there

Standard English Conventions practice question

There ____ a spider in the bath.

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

  1. A. isCorrect
  2. B. are
  3. C. am
  4. D. were

Answer: A. is

The subject is "a spider", singular.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. are
Plural.
C. am
"am" goes only with "I".
D. were
Plural.

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