Question

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs from the brackets,
1. Physics .......
. taught by Mr Ravi Solanki. (is, are)
2. The scenery in the valley ............. breathtaking. (is, are)
3. This ............ good news. (are, is)
4. Alms .................. given to the beggars by the generous lady. (was, were)
5. My spectacles
.............. lost. (is, are)
6. Fish ..
........... in water. (swim, swims)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 is

2is

3is

4were

5are

6swims

Answer 2

i. Is- The sentence is in passive voice and it is about the one subject physics so auxiliary verb ‘’is’’ will be used.

ii. Is- Scenery is an uncountable noun but in English it is used as a singular form so here ‘’is’’ will be used.  

iii. Is- ‘Auxiliary verb ‘’is’’ is always used with ‘’this’’.  

iv. Were- The sentence is in passive voice and here ‘’were’’ is used because ‘’alms’’ is a plural word.

v. Are- Spectacles is a plural word.

vi. Swim- Because here we are talking about all fish that can swim in water but not a one fish.