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Difficulty: EasySubject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

Fill in the blank with the correct simple present tense form of the verb 'distract' to satisfy the rules of subject-verb concord.

Answer:The noise from the heavy vehicles on the main road 【distracts】 the students during their study sessions.

Answer

The correct verb form is 'distracts'.
The grammatical subject of the clause is the singular noun 'noise'. Prepositional phrases placed between the subject and the verb (such as 'from the heavy vehicles') do not alter the number of the subject. Consequently, the singular present tense verb 'distracts' is required.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the main grammatical subject of the sentence.
The subject is the singular noun 'noise'. The plural phrase 'from the heavy vehicles' is an intervening prepositional phrase.
The subject of a sentence is never contained within a prepositional phrase.
2
Choose the verb form that agrees in number with the singular subject.
The third-person singular present tense verb 'distracts' agrees with 'noise'.
A singular subject takes a singular verb ending in '-s' in the simple present tense.

Key Concept

Subject-Verb Agreement with Intervening Prepositional Phrases
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