Demonstrate the correct use of subject-verb agreement in the following sentence:The police _ released any information about the case.
Correct answer: D. Haven't
- A. Have
- B. Had
- C. Hasn't
- D. Haven't
Explanation
'Any information' demands the use of a negative verb [hasn't/haven't] so the Option A and Option B. If there had been 'all the information' written in the sentence, then we would have chosen a positive verb [has/have]. Option C: If they had mentioned a specific police[e.g ' The Punjab police'] ,then we would have chosen the singular verb [The Punjab police has arrested]Option D: 'The police' is refering to a general police which is taken as a collective noun so must be followed by a plural negative verb [
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