Question

fill in the blank with the correct words from the brackets:1,There ___ many children in the crowd.(were/was)
2,The accountant and the cashier___ been dismissed.(has/have).
3, Neither of them___ absent.(was/were).
4,To take pay and not to work____dishonest.(is/are)
5,Each of the boys___rewarded.(was/were).
6,The clothes of the beggar____ shabby.(was/were)
7The cost of many essential items____ gone up.(have/has).​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. were

2. have

3. were

4. are

5. were

6. were

7. has

Answer 2

Answer:

1 were

2 have

3 were

4 is

5 were

6 were

7 has

Explanation:

were is complemented with plural pronouns They - We - you

was - is complemented with singular pronouns I - He - She - It

Have - is complemented with I - you - we - they

Has is complemented with He - She - It