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Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.

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Questions
  1. Question
    Three of these verb forms are wrong.
    Choices
    1. Item
      They were here yesterday
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      Plural subjects take 'were'.
      Item
      They was here yesterday
    3. Explanation
      Third person singular takes 'is'.
      Item
      He are here today
    4. Explanation
      First person singular takes 'am'.
      Item
      I are here today

Explanation

Each trap breaks agreement or tense. Source: An English Grammar, Baskervill and Sewell (1896), public domain.
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