The children as well ay their mother-----missing after the floods.
Correct answer: C. was
- A. is
- B. are
- C. was
- D. were not
Explanation
was This option is correct because "was" is the singular past tense form of the verb "be," which agrees with the singular subject "The children as well as their mother."Therefore, option C) was is the correct choice. It forms a grammatically correct sentence: "The children as well as their mother was missing after the floods."
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