Question

Which verb agrees in number with its subject? In the middle of the town square __________ a statue. A. stand B. stands C. were standing D. have stood

Answer 1

B. stands Saying the sentence out loud is a great way for verb-subject agreement. The actual rule is conjugating, so 3rd person singular nouns (a statue) would have the verb with an s. This is referred to as the "one 's' rule" Either the verb or the subject will have an s