Question

Half of the class ______ empty a. were b. was c. has d. have​

Answer 1

Answer:

b. was................

Answer 2

Half of the class was empty.

• As we know that "was" is used for more than one things i.e. singular form while if we wish to describe many objects i.e. plural form needs to be used then we use "were" for verbs of past simple tense.
• Here class represents collective verb but it should be considered as singular. But "were" is also correct according to UK english.
• "was" is correct according to US english.