Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
She _____ French and English, so she has got a good job.

• A. speak
• B. speaks
• C. speaking
• D. is speaking

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

speaks

It is clear from the sentence that the answer must be a verb. The answer is a verb the subject does in the present but isn't currently doing and thus, it must be in simple present tense. Also, in accordance with the subject-verb concord, a verb following a third person singular pronoun must end in 's'.

Option A is incorrect. It is a verb in simple present tense but it does not have 's' at its end and thus it cannot follow a third person singular pronoun.

Option B is correct. It is a verb in simple present tense. It also has the required 's' at its end and so it can accompany a third person singular pronoun.

Option C is incorrect. 'Speaking' is in present continuous tense and not in simple present tense. In this case, 'speaking' is also an incomplete verb. Thus, it cannot be the answer.

Option D is incorrect. It is a verb in present continuous tense and not in simple present tense. Thus, it is incorrect.