Question

A large number of soldiers _____ injured during war. 

A.Were

B.Was

C.Are

D.Is

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Answer 1

A large number of soldiers WERE injured during war. 

Answer 2

A large number of soldiers were injured during the war. (Option A)

• In the aforementioned sentence, the number of soldiers is more than one and hence, plural.
• So, the verb used will also have to be plural as the noun is plural.
• By this, 'was' and 'is' are eliminated.
• Now, 'are' and 'were' both are suitable.
• However, the war injured the soldiers which happened in the past and so, 'were' will be used here.