In each of the following sentences supply a verb in
agreement with its subject:
1. The Three Musketeers ________ written by Dumas.
2. Each of the suspected men ______ arrested.
3. The ebb and flow of the tides ______ explained by Newton.
4. Ninety rupees ______ too much for this bag.
Answers
Answer:
1) were
2) were
3) were
4) were
Explanation:
Answer :
1. The Three Musketeers ________ written by Dumas.
Ans :- The Three Musketeers was written by Dumas.
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2. Each of the suspected men ______ arrested.
Ans :- Each of the suspected men were arrested.
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3. The ebb and flow of the tides ______ explained by Newton.
Ans :- The ebb and flow of the tides were explained by Newton.
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4. Ninety rupees ______ too much for this bag.
Ans :- Ninety rupees is too much for this bag.
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Rules involved in subject verb agreement:-
The basic rule of subject-verb agreement is
- Singular Subject ↦ Singular Verb
- Plural Subject ↦ Plural Verb
In a sentence there are two parts one is the part which states the person or things, this part is known as subject and the other part which gives more information about the subject is known as predicate of the sentence.