Question

Fill in the blanks

1). Neither Ramesh nor his friends ........... hurt. ( was/were)
2). The poet and singer ...... dead. ( is/are )
3). Many a student ....... hard to pass his exam. ( try/tries )

Answer 1

1. were
2. is
3. try

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

1. were (friends is plural)
2. is (poet is singular, though action referred to both)
3. many a student is wrong..
Also I think you misspelt 'this' as 'his' in question
either it can be most of the (or) many.

Most of the students try hard to pass this exam .
Many students try hard to pass this exam.

In both cases, noun is plural so singular verb is used.

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Depending on the singularity or plurality of noun, verbs(or helping verbs) are used.

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