This is Chris. He lives in Oxford. He (1) with his family. They (2) in a big house. Chris (3) __ football and he (4) books and magazines. Chris has got two sisters. They (5) football and basketball.

Fill the blank with the correct verb tense.

Explanation:

This is Chris. He lives in Oxford. He (1) lives with his family. They (2) live in a big house. Chris (3) plays football and he (4)reads books and magazines. Chris has got two sisters. They (5) play football and basketball.

As in many languages, in English, the verb has to concord with the subject. This is called subject-verb agreement. When the subject is singular, the verb MUST be singular, and when the subject is plural, the verb MUST be plural. If not, the sentence is ungrammatical.

D to show the culture of white South Africans

Explanation:

Hally initially tells this joke so that she can show Sam and Willie that the relationship between him and his dad wasn't always bad. However, the joke really shows the culture of white South Africans. Telling this joke shows the naivete of Hally in how he views the joke as appropriate to tell around Sam and Willie. This shows the culture of white South Africans and how they viewed black people.