Standard English ConventionsEasyAgreement with 'smell' as subject
Standard English Conventions practice question
The smell of fresh bread ____ through the whole house on Saturday mornings.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. driftsCorrect
- B. drift
- C. drifting
- D. have drifted
Answer: A. drifts
The subject is 'smell', singular.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. drift
- Plural.
- C. drifting
- Not a finite verb.
- D. have drifted
- Plural auxiliary.
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