Question

Which verb agrees with its subject?

A museum about Barnum and his life __________ on the site of one of his homes in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

A.
stands

B.
stand

C.
are standing

D.
were standing

Answer 1

what u think?

Answer 2

.

Answer 3

@Tayeni please don't give her the answer until her tells us her opinion

Answer 4

a

Answer 5

Correct

Answer 6

I think d

Answer 7

it say "and" so that means they are talking about 2 things, which is plural

Answer 8

wait...no

Answer 9

Thuis kinda hard

Answer 10

No it is not

Answer 11

i googled and they said d

Answer 12

?

Answer 13

geez
dummies*

Answer 14

@bohotness u were right

Answer 15

Don't google it lol
It is B.

Answer 16

Its a because this one is more clearer, since it is talking bout similar things it is sometimes sigular making it a

Answer 17

okay so it is a

Answer 18

^-^

Answer 19

@bohotness no, it's B
let me explain

Answer 20

Bara___ and his life is real Bara meuseum stands on a site near one of his homes

Answer 21

okayyyyyyyyy

Answer 22

@GirlgoyleH. I dont think so because bara and his life really means just baras mesuem stands on one of his homes.

Answer 23

barnum*

Answer 24

stands would be talking about one thing, a singular subject
The statue of Barnum' life stands would be a correct way to use a

Answer 25

i am soo confused is ita or b nvm going with a this is confusing

Answer 26

So its really singular, its a

Answer 27

lol bo

Answer 28

and den we have homes which is far apart from barnum mesuem with makes it stands because its really acting like its alone

Answer 29

anytime to things are apart in a sentence it most likely makes a verb with a s or es

Answer 30

It's B

Answer 31

I dont think so

Answer 32

The and is the key.

"In math, 1 + 1 = 2. This rule applies to pronoun agreement as well. If you have 1 singular noun + 1 singular noun, then together they = 2 things, or a plural antecedent."
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/pronounagreement.htm

Answer 33

And this link makes it much more clear:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/

1. When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, use a plural verb.
She and her friends are at the fair.

Answer 34

so do you agree with me? @e.mccormick

Answer 35

Those sites by teachers that teach English (one being a very reputable university) sure do. They say, pretty clearly, that "and" means plural. No ifs or buts about it. It is "or" where it gets funky.

Answer 36

o...oo