More men that one _ burnt.
Correct answer: D. were
- A. is
- B. has
- C. was
- D. were
Explanation
The subject of the sentence is "More men than one", which is a plural noun phrase.- The verb "were" agrees with the plural subject, indicating that multiple men were burnt.However, it's worth noting that the sentence would be more idiomatic if it were rephrased to "More than one man was burnt" or "More men than one were burned" (using the correct past tense of "burn").
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