Standard English ConventionsVery hardVerb agreeing with a gerund subject
Standard English Conventions practice question
Counting the votes by hand, as the old rules required, ____ the whole of election night.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. tookCorrect
- B. take
- C. were taking
- D. have taken
Answer: A. took
The subject is the gerund phrase "Counting the votes by hand", which is singular.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. take
- Plural, drawn to "votes" or "rules".
- C. were taking
- Plural.
- D. have taken
- Plural.
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