Question

I have misplaced the bunch of keys
which type sentence
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Answer 1

To make the answer clear, look at what the sentence is not: “A bunch of keys has/have been lost.” In this sentence, “a bunch of” could be a determiner modifying keys, with the same meaning as “a lot of,” so the subject is “keys” and the correct verb form would be the plural, “have.” Alternatively, the sentence might refer to a particular bunch of keys, in which case the subject is “bunch” and the correct verb form would be the singular, “has.”

But the sentence really is “The bunch of keys has/have been lost.” The definite article makes it clear that the sentence is referring to a particular bunch. The subject is “bunch” and the correct verb form is then the singular, “has.”

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Answer 2

Explanation:

To make the answer clear, look at what the sentence is not: “A bunch of keys has/have been lost.” In this sentence, “a bunch of” could be a determiner modifying keys, with the same meaning as “a lot of,” so the subject is “keys” and the correct verb form would be the plural, “have.” Alternatively, the sentence might refer to a particular bunch of keys, in which case the subject is “bunch” and the correct verb form would be the singular, “has.”

But the sentence really is “The bunch of keys has/have been lost.” The definite article makes it clear that the sentence is referring to a particular bunch. The subject is “bunch” and the correct verb form is then the singular, “has.”