Identify the subject in bold as singular or plural.

The painters need another ladder.
A. singular
B. plural
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

The subject “painters” is plural. It names more than one person. The verb it is using is in its plural form, i.e. need. The verb does not use an “s.”

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