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Standard English ConventionsVery hardSingular collection with a plural list inside

Standard English Conventions practice question

The collection of letters, photographs, and diaries ____ been catalogued at last.

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

  1. A. hasCorrect
  2. B. have
  3. C. are
  4. D. were

Answer: A. has

The subject is "collection", singular; the list describes it.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. have
Plural, drawn to the list.
C. are
Plural and the wrong auxiliary.
D. were
Plural and the wrong auxiliary.

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