Before writing The Color Purple (1982), Alice Walker worked as a social worker and teacher. The Pulitzer Prize-winning book remains her most famous work, but her poetry ______ widely praised since the late 1960s.
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readingWhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A
have been
B
has been
C
were
D
are
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the best answer. The sentence refers to "her poetry" (singular/collective noun) and an action starting in the past and continuing to the present ("since the late 1960s"). The present perfect singular "has been" is correct.