Fill in each blank with one of the two Verbs given in bracket
1. Not one of her children
intelligent
(is, are
2. A knowledge of modern languages
essential
(istre
3. Neither of the explanations
correct.
(is, ar
4. A large number of people
killed in the riots
(was, wen
5. The long and the short of the matter
this.
(is, are
Answers
Correct Question:
Fill in the blanks with one of the two verbs given in the bracket.
1. Not one of her children ___ intelligent. (is, are)
2. A knowledge of modern languages ___ essential. (is, are)
3. Neither of the explanations ___ correct. (is, are)
4. A large number of people ___ killed in the riots . (was, were)
5. The long and the short of the matter ___ this. (is, are)
Answers:
1. Not one of her children is intelligent.
2. A knowledge of modern languages is essential.
3. Neither of the explanations is correct.
4. A large number of people were killed in the riots.
5. The long and the short of the matter is this.
Knowledge Bytes:
→ The Subject - Verb Concord
According to the subject - verb concord (which is also known as the subject - verb agreement), a singular subject will always have a singular verb and a plural subject will always have a plural verb. This cannot be interchanged in any manner.
Formulae:
✳ Singular subject --- Singular verb
✳ Plural subject --- Plural verb
→ Verb forms used - (is, are, was, were):
Is and are are the singular and plural forms of the root form 'be' in the simple present format while was and were are the singular and plural forms of the root form 'be' in simple past format.
Answer:
1 .is
2. is
3. is
4 .were
5. is