Question

which of these sentences is correct? the children were singing and dancing loudly. the children was singing and dancing loudly. the children were singing and dancing loudly. none of the choices

Explanation:

The subject "the children" is plural, so the past continuous tense requires the plural auxiliary verb "were". The first option uses the correct subject-verb agreement for the past continuous tense, while the other options use incorrect singular/non-standard verb forms.

Answer:

The children were singing and cheering loudly.