Each of the two boys ___ guilty(is/are/were)
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each of the two boys are guilty
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Each of the two boys is guilty.
Explanation:
- According to the subject verb agreement, the plurality or singularity of the verb depends on the number denoted by the subject.
- In the given sentence, although the subject is ‘two boys’ a plural subject yet the quantifier ‘each’ specifies the singularity of the subject.
- As a result the verb to be filled in the blank is ‘is’ and not are or were and the sentence becomes, ‘Each of the two boys is guilty.’
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