Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumSingular verb after somebody
Standard English Conventions practice question
Somebody ____ left the gate open again.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. hasCorrect
- B. have
- C. having
- D. were
Answer: A. has
"Somebody" is singular.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. have
- Plural.
- C. having
- No finite verb.
- D. were
- Plural.
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