Question

the novel, including all the essay ____ about two hours to read (take,takes)​

Answer 1

Answer:

takes

Explanation:

takes will be the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

the novel, including all the essays, takes about two hours to read

Explanation:

• As we see that all essays are mentioned here which leads to plural for the sentence.
• and here two hours are considered So it should be in the plural form.
• take is nature-wise a verb.
• takes signifies that something holds for how much it can.

Thus, in that way the blank should be filled as follows:

the novel, including all the essays, takes about two hours to read.

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