Standard English ConventionsMediumSingular verb for a team
Standard English Conventions practice question
The team ____ won three of its last four matches.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. having
- D. are having
Answer: A. has
"team" is treated as singular here, as "its" confirms.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- Plural, but "its" shows the team is singular.
- C. having
- No finite verb.
- D. are having
- Plural and the wrong sense.
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