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Standard English ConventionsVery hardEach of which takes a singular verb

Standard English Conventions practice question

The photographs, each of which ____ dated on the back, were donated in 1990.

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

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

Answer: A. is

"each" is singular, even though "photographs" is plural.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. are
Plural, drawn to "photographs".
C. were
Plural.
D. have been
Plural.

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