Question

(B) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with
the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. Panchtantra Tales ..................... (be) a popular
book of stories for children.
2. Neither the captain nor the players ..
(be) to blame for the loss.
3. The wages of sin ..................... (be) death.
4. Too many cooks ................... .. (spoil) the broth.
5. Both of the twins.................... (play) the piano.
6. The United States of America. ................... (be)
the most powerful country in the world.
7.
Stray cattle on the roads ........... (be) a menace.
8. These scissors ..................... (be) very sharp.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The blank should be filled as follows:

Explanation:

verb:-

A verb is an action or state existing in a statement. Verbs can be stated in distinctive tenses, hinging on when the action is being executed. Then are some exemplifications For Example- Jennifer walked to the store. In this statement, walked is the verb that shows an act.

1. Panchtantra Tales is (be) a popular book of stories for children.

2. Neither the captain nor the players are (be) to blame for the loss.

3. The wages of sin is (be) death.

4. Too many cooks spoiled the broth.

5. Both of the twins are playing (play) the piano.

6. The United States of America is (be) the most powerful country in the world.

7. Stray cattle on the roads is (be) a menace.

8. These scissors are (be) very sharp.

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. is
2. are
3. is
4. spoil
5. play
6. is
7. are
8. are

Explanation:

1. The form of verb that will be used is "is", because the following article is "a" which is used for singular verbs. "Are" is used for plural forms of the verb. Thus, "is" will be used.

2. Here the sentence talks about both the captain and the players which makes it into plural terms and thus the plural form which is "are" will be used.

3. This is a biblical verse and thus cannot be changed into something else. The verse is Romans 6:23 and it goes like  "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

4. This sentence is a commonly used proverb and hence will remain the same with the use of "spoil". It means that if too many people are involved in a small task, it will not be done well.

5. The verb form that will be used for this sentence is "play", because it refers to both and since the twins is plural but both as a whole is not plural thus the singular form play will be used and not "plays."

6. The U.S.A. is one singular country and is referred as such. Thus the singular form of the verb be; "is" will be used.

7. Cattle can only be used as a plural form and not singular and hence the plural form of be i.e. "are" will be used.

8. Scissors is a plural form and it is singular only when used as "a pair of scissors". Here, the plural form "are will be used".

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