Asked by cb
Read the excerpt from Kari’s paper.
The Soviet Union are the first country to put a satellite in orbit around the Earth.
How should Kari revise the sentence so its grammar is correct?
by changing are to is
by changing are to am
by changing are to was
by changing are to were
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by changing are to was
Reason: "The Soviet Union" is a singular noun (a country) and the event happened in the past, so use the singular past verb "was."
Reason: "The Soviet Union" is a singular noun (a country) and the event happened in the past, so use the singular past verb "was."
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