Select the option which fits appropriately in the blank:Annie and her brothers _ at school.
Correct answer: B. Are
- A. Is
- B. Are
- C. Are being
- D. Have
Explanation
The correct option that fits appropriately in the blank is:"Annie and her brothers are at school."The subject of the sentence is "Annie and her brothers," which is a plural noun since it refers to multiple individuals. Therefore, the correct verb to use is "are," which agrees with the plural subject. The other options do not match the subject-verb agreement correctly.
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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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