Question

a carpenter and a blacksmith _____ in our Street (verbs)​

Answer 1

Works is the correct answer.

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Answer 2

The answer is 'work.'

A carpenter and a blacksmith work on our street.

Subject-Verb Agreement

• In the given sentence, we need to fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of a verb.

• Subject-verb agreement refers to the rules which guide us in the correct placement of the verbs in a sentence based on the singular and plural forms of the noun.

• The given sentence has two nouns- carpenter and blacksmith, who act as the subject of the sentence. Hence we have a plural subject. Thus, we should have a plural verb.

• The subjects must be working on the street to earn their living. The plural form of 'works' is 'work.' Thus, the verb 'work' is used in this sentence.

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