Question

Choose the option that supplies the correct verb and the correct explanation for the verb choice in the following sentence:

Three members of the book club only novels and poetry.
The verb should be reads because the verb should agree with club, the object of the prepositional phrase, which in this
case is singular.
The verb should be read because the subjects three members and book club combine to form a compound subject,
which requires the plural form of the verb.
The verb should be read because the verb should agree with the subject of the sentence members, which in this case is
plural.
O The verb should be reads because the verb should agree with club, the noun to which it is nearest, which in this case is
singular.

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Answer 1

The third choice is correct

Step-by-step explanation:

The verb should agree with the subject members. Since the subject is plural the verb is read