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Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with 'list' as subject

Standard English Conventions practice question

The list of ingredients ____ on the back of the packet, in very small print.

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

  1. A. is printedCorrect
  2. B. are printed
  3. C. are printing
  4. D. were printed

Answer: A. is printed

The subject is 'list', singular.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. are printed
'Are' agrees with 'ingredients', which is not the subject.
C. are printing
Plural and the wrong voice.
D. were printed
Plural.

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