Asked by Bernardo Waincier on May 26, 2024
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In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Choose the correct helping verb and past participle form. Select the letter of the correct answer. Professors Smithson and Knoll ____ on math anxiety at three different colleges this year.
A) have speak
B) have spoken
C) has spoken
Correct Helping Verb
A verb that helps another verb to express tense, mood, or voice, and must agree in number and person with the main verb.
Math Anxiety
Math anxiety is a feeling of tension, apprehension, or fear that some people experience when engaging with mathematics.
- Comprehend the accurate structure and application of past participles in different sentence compositions.
- Understand the significance and function of past participles in expressing perfect aspects of verbs in English.
Verified Answer
KR
Kathleen ReynoldsMay 30, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
In this sentence, the subject is "Professors Smithson and Knoll", which is plural. Therefore, we need to use the plural helping verb "have" to match. The past participle form of "speak" is "spoken". So the correct choice is "have spoken".
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the accurate structure and application of past participles in different sentence compositions.
- Understand the significance and function of past participles in expressing perfect aspects of verbs in English.