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Standard English ConventionsEasyHabitual present with a singular subject

Standard English Conventions practice question

Every morning Jonah ____ the same route to school, past the bakery and over the bridge.

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

  1. A. takesCorrect
  2. B. take
  3. C. taking
  4. D. have taken

Answer: A. takes

Singular subject, habitual present.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. take
Plural.
C. taking
Not a finite verb.
D. have taken
Plural auxiliary.

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