Question

Rewrite the following sentences using the verb in agreement to the subject.
(a) The father as well as the son were guilty.
(6) Neither James nor John were present in the school yesterday.
(c) The committee have approved the proposal.
(a) The standard of writing have gone down
(e) A number of questions on
our foreign policy was asked at the interview.
(0 Most of the money have been spent.
(g)
My guru and benefactor come here tomorrow to attend my marriage.
(h) Bread and butter are his favourite food.
(i) The scholar
and the poet is dead.
(j)
Each of these substances are found in India.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The father as well as the son was guilty.

Explanation:

we have to the refer the nearer subject if it is in singular form we take singular verb.

Neither James nor John was present in the school yesterday.

The committee has approved the proposal.

The standard of writing has gone down.

A number of questions on our foreign policy were asked at the interview.

most of the money has been spent.

My guru and benefactor will come here tomorrow to attend my marriage.

Bread and butter are his favourite food.

The scholar and the poet are dead.

Each of these substances is found in India.