Standard English ConventionsEasyPlural subject with a past verb
Standard English Conventions practice question
The puppies ____ asleep in a heap by the fire when we came in.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. wereCorrect
- B. was
- C. is
- D. being
Answer: A. were
'Puppies' is plural and the scene is past.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. was
- Singular.
- C. is
- Singular and present.
- D. being
- Not a finite verb.
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