Question

Fill in the blanks with appropriate helping verbs.
1.Each of the girls _given an assignment (was/were)
2.Oil and water _not mix. {do/does)
3.Either of the candidates _suitable for the job (is/are)
4.the light and sound show _one of the highlights of our visit to the fort. (was/were)
5.the members of the parliament _elected for a
period of 5years (is/are) ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.was(though the word girls is given there is mentioned each before it which tells us it is singular)

2.Do(It is because there are two nouns in the sentance i.e. oil and water so it will be Do insteadof does)

3.Are(because candidates are mentioned and the word either before it cannot tell us properly that it is singular or plural so therefore we would prefer the plural form)

4.were(It is plural because there are two shows one is the light show and another one is the sound thereforwle were)

5.are(In the sentence there is already mentioned members which proves that it should be plural in nature)

Hope it helps you(Sorry for doing late)