Demonstrate the correct use of subject-verb agreement:Plenty of mangoes and bananas _ available in this season.
Correct answer: B. Are
- A. Is
- B. Are
- C. Was
- D. Were
Explanation
Since the sentence is in the present tense, 'was' and 'were' are incorrect options.The basic definition will be, that plural nouns should use plural verbs. Singular nouns, for example, apple, mango, he, she, and so on, should be having singular verbs like 'is, has, and any verb +s. But for plural nouns like mangoes, bananas, etc, it should have plural verbs like 'are, have', and so on.In the given sentence, the nouns mangoes and bananas (along with the word 'plenty') are plurals. So the verb should be 'are'.
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