Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

Each of the volunteers ______ assigned a specific task before the festival opens to the public on Saturday.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

A
$have been$
B
$are$
C
$is$
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D
$were$

Explanation

"Each" is singular regardless of the prepositional phrase "of the volunteers." Singular verb "is" is required.

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