Question

filling the blanks with appropriate form of the verb be

1.this basket of fruit .......to be given to the Dubeys.

2. The box of jewels..... stolen by an Insider .

3. one third of the cake .........chocolate and the rest is cream.

4. Neither he nor I .......to leave the room


5. The public ...........up in arms because of poor facilities

6. 50 rupees ........not a big Sum .


7. my father and my uncle.......... arriving tonight.

Answer 1

heya friend !!

here's your answer :-

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1.this basket of fruit IS to be given to the Dubeys.

2. The box of jewels WAS stolen by an Insider .

3. one third of the cake IS chocolate and the rest is cream.

4. Neither he nor I IS to leave the room

5. The public IS up in arms because of poor facilities

6. 50 rupees IS not a big Sum .

7. my father and my uncle ARE arriving tonight.

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Answer 2

The following words can be used to fill in the blanks-

1. is

• The sentence thus becomes "This basket of fruit is to be given to the Dubeys"
• Since the sentence is in the present form and represents an action that is still to be carried out, the word "is" is used.

2. was

• The sentence thus becomes "The box of jewels was stolen by an insider".
• Since the sentence reports a theft, it is imperative that it has already been carried out. Hence, the past tense is used through the word "was".

3. is

• The sentence thus becomes "One-third of the cake is chocolate and the rest is cream".
• Since the latter part of the sentence suggests that the cake is being described in the present tense, the word "is" is used to keep up with the consistency of the sentence.

4. are

• The sentence thus becomes "Neither he nor I are to leave the room".
• Since the sentence appears to be an instruction, the word "are" is used.

5. is

• The sentence thus becomes "The public is up in arms because of poor facilities"
• Since the sentence describes a situation of an uprising in the present, the word "is" is used.

6. is

• The sentence thus becomes "50 rupees is not a big sum".

7. are

• The sentence thus becomes "My father and my uncle are arriving tonight".
• Since there are two people, the word "is" is converted to its plural form- "are".

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