choose the correct option
Correct answer: D. Every one of the prisons is full.
- A. Every one of the prisons are full.
- B. Every one of the prisons had full.
- C. Every one of the prisons have full.
- D. Every one of the prisons is full.
Explanation
Every one" is a singular phrase, so the verb "is" (not "are") agrees with it.- "Every one" means each individual prison, so the sentence is saying that each prison is full.
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