Question

Fill in the blanks in each of the sentences given below with a suitable choice from the
words given in brackets.
a. Not one of the teachers_____
(was/were) aware that there was school holiday today
b. my mother or my father_____ (is/are) attending the parent teacher meeting
c. the dog and the cats____(is/are) always creating a disturbance
d. neither arti nor Rani____(want/wants) to see that movie
e. one of my sisters_____(is/are) performing in the the concert tonight
f. the man, along with all his pet birds,_____(live/lives) across the road
g. each member of the team, as well as the captain,____(want/wants) to win
h. every one of those books_____(has/have) being destroyed
I. nobody_____(like/likes) vegetables in our home
j. a bouquet of flowers____(was/where) presented to the chief guest
k. idli and sambar____(is/are) a popular mael in South India​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. not one of the teachers were aware that there was school holiday today.
2. my mother or my father is attending the parent teacher meeting.
3. the dog and the cats are always creating a disturbance.
4. neither arti nor rani wants to see that movie.
5. one of my sisters is performing in the concert tonight.

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Explanation:

Answer 2

a. Not one of the teachers was  (its speaks about any one teacher) aware that there was school holiday today

b. my mother or my father is (it is speaking about a single parent) attending the parent teacher meeting

c. the dog and the cats are (because it speaks about both) always creating a disturbance

d. neither arti nor Rani want (singular form because it tells about one person) to see that movie

e. one of my sisters is (speaks about one person) performing in the the concert tonight

f. the man, along with  his pet birds, lives ( plural form beacuse it speaks about many) across the road

g. each member of the team, as well as the captain,wants(plural form because speaks about many people ) to win

h. every one of those books has  (because it is in plural form) being destroyed

I. nobody likes (plural form) vegetables in our home

j. a bouquet of flowers was (it is singular form because it is speaking about only bouquet) presented to the chief guest

k. idli and sambar is( because idli and sambar is a single dish so it is in singular form) a popular meal in South India