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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which verb agrees in number with its subject? Neither the hat nor the mittens __________ me warm. A. was keeping B. is keeping C. are keeping D. has been keeping

OpenStudy (conqueror):

Any ideas ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

All you gotta do is find which one fits best in the sentence.

OpenStudy (conqueror):

A is not correct, because the sentence is not past tense, and is not singular.

OpenStudy (conqueror):

Any more ideas ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B

OpenStudy (conqueror):

Remember, I just said that the sentence is not singular. 'is' indicates singular.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is not D. also.............

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C??

OpenStudy (conqueror):

Yes, do you know why ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah. C sounds the most correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Just fit it into the sentence, then read the sentence, and if it doesn't sound wrong, it's correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's what i did @FuyukoHarayo

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^_^

OpenStudy (conqueror):

It is C, because the sentence is plural and present tense.

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Good explanation Conq :'P

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