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?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. are
- 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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