The word game Scrabble is an earlier version of Lexiko by American architect Alfred Mosher Butts. This game can be played with two to four players with a board divided into 15 by 15 grid squares; arranging letter tiles to spell words awards players points based on the sum of the value of the letters and the board tiles.Choice D is the best answer. The convention being tested is subject-verb agreement. The singular verb “awards” agrees in number with the singular subject, which is the gerund phrase “arranging letter tiles to spell words.”
Choices A, B, and C: The plural verbs “award,” “have awarded,” and “are awarding” do not agree in number with the singular subject “arranging letter tiles to spell words.”
✨ Expert's Tip ✨
- When the answer choices are verbs, be sure to first check out their agreement in number with the subject.
- Gerund subjects are singular and therefore take a singular verb.
