Form, Structure, and Sense: Agreement and Usage

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

Beneath the floorboards of the old farmhouse ______ a small collection of letters dating from the Civil War era.

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

  • A

    are there

  • B

    there is

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  • C

    they're

  • D

    there are

Explanation

The true subject is "collection" (singular), so "there is" agrees properly. The plural "letters" is in a prepositional phrase.

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