Question

The cell phones in their briefcases __________ to ring.



A.
continues, plural


B.
continue, plural


C.
continue, singular


D.
continues, singular

Answer 1

First, "cell phones" is plural, so take the subject (cell phones) and put the verb right after it, as shown below:

Choice A: The cell phones CONTINUES to ring.
Vs.
Choice B: The cell phones CONTINUE to ring.

If you read those two sentence options out loud, the first one sounds funny, which is because continues would follow a singular subject. So the answer is B!

Answer 2

Thank you so much! I finally understand now. I also got 100% in my Gum lesson. ^-^