Standard English ConventionsEasySingular verb for a habitual action
Standard English Conventions practice question
My sister ____ the piano every evening after dinner.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. playsCorrect
- B. play
- C. playing
- D. have played
Answer: A. plays
"My sister" is singular, and the habit is present.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. play
- Plural.
- C. playing
- No finite verb.
- D. have played
- Plural.
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