Asked in MDCAT Test Series 9 — Force and MotionModerate

One or the other of those fellows _stolen the watch.

Correct answer: C. has

  • A. are
  • B. is
  • C. has
  • D. have

Explanation

The subject of the sentence is 'one or the other of those fellows', which is treated as a singular subject. Therefore, it requires a singular verb. In this case, 'has' is the correct choice because it agrees with the singular subject. The phrase 'one or the other' indicates a choice between two options, and we consider only one of them to be performing the action.To clarify the incorrect options:'are': This is a plural verb and does not agree with the singular subject.'is': While 'is' is singular, it incorrectly implies that 'those fellows' is the subject, which it is not in this context.'have': This is also a plural verb, which does not correspond to the singular nature of 'one or the other'.

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