Question

Replace the underlined word in the following sentence with the most suitable option.
The teacher asking the students not to copy.​

Answer 1

The teacher asked the students not to copy.

• In order to check which option is correct, we need to check the subject-verb agreement.
• In ''subject-verb'' agreement, subjects and verbs must agree with one another.
• If the subject is singular then the verb is also singular whereas if the subject is plural then the verb is also plural.
• Since the subject in the given sentence is singular so it is incorrect to use plural verbs ''are'' and ''were''

Hence, the required answer is an option (c) asked.

Complete Question:

Replace the underlined word in the following sentence with the most suitable option.

The teacher asking the students not to copy.​

a) were asking

b) are asking

c) asked

d) were asked​