Question

Neither of the paintings __________ sold.

a) have been

b) were

c) are

d) was



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Answer 1

Answer:

b) were

Explanation:

Neither of the paintings were sold.

were - second person, plural past,

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Answer 2

Neither of the paintings b) were sold.

What are the uses of word 'were'?

• The past tense of the verb "to be" is "was" and "were."
• For the first and third person singular tenses, use "was" (I, he, she, or it).
• For the second person singular or plural tenses, use "were" (you, your, yours, we, they).
• The verb "to be," which English speakers use more frequently than they know, has past tense versions in the words "was" and "were."
• The verb 'be' is used whenever the words are, am, was, were, be being, or been are used (to be).
• When using was and were in a sentence, we must consider narrative mood, perspective, and noun count in addition to using them for the simple past tense.

Therefore, in the question, the word 'were' is used as the subject of the action is plural - 'paintings'.

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