Demonstrate the control of tenses and sentence structure:The horse _ across the fields.
Correct answer: C. Gallops
- A. Gallop
- B. Galloping
- C. Gallops
- D. Were galloping
Explanation
The subject of this question (horse) is singular and for subject-verb agreement, the verb must be singular.Option A is a plural verb, Option B is a present participle, Option C is a singular verb while Option D is also a present participle. Therefore, Option C is correct.
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