Demonstrate correct use of subject-verb agreement:The bus _ by the morning.
Correct answer: D. Will have left
- A. Left
- B. Leaves
- C. Will leave
- D. Will have left
Explanation
Option A: Left is the past tense of leave. Since the sentence talks about the next morning this will be incorrect.Option B: Leaves is a present tense hence cant be used in this situation.Option C: Will leave cant be used before by as this would be incorrect.Option D: This is the correct option as a future instance is being spoken and this makes sense in the sentence.
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Subject-verb agreement requires the verb to match the true subject in number and person, even when other words intervene. Questions cover collective nouns, compound subjects, indefinite pronouns, either and neither, relative clauses, quantities and inverted sentences, where proximity can falsely suggest the wrong verb.
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