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8171. Select the option which fits appropriately in the blank:Cats and dogs _ not get along.

Moderate
  • A. Does
  • B. Do
  • C. Did
  • D. Are

Explanation: "Does" is used for singular subjects like "he," "she," "it," "this," "that," or "John." "Do" is used to form imperative sentences or commands.

Correct answer: Do

8172. Complete the following question:My father _ in 1956.

Moderate
  • A. Died
  • B. Dies
  • C. Had die
  • D. Has died

Explanation: 1956 was a long time ago. Therefore this is in the past tense, and a date is being referred to, so died would be appropriate.

Correct answer: Died

8173. The samples on the tray in the lab _ testing.

Moderate
  • A. Need
  • B. Needs
  • C. Needing
  • D. Needed

Explanation: The subject of the sentence is "the samples", which is plural. The verb must also be plural to agree with the subject. The correct present tense form of the verb "need" is "need", which agrees with the subject "samples".

Correct answer: Need

8174. Demonstrate correct use of subject-verb agreement:The bus _ by the morning.

Moderate
  • A. Left
  • B. Leaves
  • C. Will leave
  • D. Will have left

Explanation: Option A: Left is the past tense of leave. Since the sentence talks about the next morning this will be incorrect.Option B: Leaves is a present tense hence cant be used in this situation.Option C: Will leave cant be used before by as this would be incorrect.Option D: This is the correct option as a future instance is being spoken and this makes sense in the sentence.

Correct answer: Will have left

8175. In the following sentence, demonstrate the correct use of the subject-verb agreement:Some of the books on the table _ to me.

Moderate
  • A. Belong
  • B. Belonging
  • C. Belongs
  • D. Was belong

Explanation: As it is a general statement showing possession and no helping verb is used, the sentence indicated is in the present tense. The subject 'Some of the books' is plural as it indicates the number of books more than one, hence the verb used in the sentence should not contain an 's'. This is why 'belong' is the correct option. Therefore option A is the correct answer.

Correct answer: Belong

8176. Demonstrate the correct use of subject-verb agreement in the following sentence:The police _ released any information about the case.

Moderate
  • 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 [

Correct answer: Haven't

8177. Demonstrate correct use of the subject-verb agreement.No one _under the sun.

Moderate
  • A. is
  • B. are
  • C. were
  • D. was

Explanation: When deciding whether to use is or are, look at whether the noun is plural or singular. If the noun is singular, use is.

Correct answer: is

8178. Demonstrate correct use of the subject-verb agreement. The quality of food here _ gone down.

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

Explanation: The subject "The quality of food here" is singular because "quality" is a singular noun.Therefore, the verb that follows should also be singular to agree with the subject.

Correct answer: has

8179. Demonstrate correct use of the subject-verb agreement. The truthful _ always trustworthy.

Moderate
  • A. is
  • B. was
  • C. are
  • D. may

Explanation: The truthful signifies to a particular group of people , since there must be more than 1 person, "are" will be used.The subject of this sentence is an adjective which started with 'the', so the verb will always be plural in this kind of situation.

Correct answer: are

8180. Demonstrate correct use of subject-verb agreement:Neither me nor my parents _ aware of the incident.

Moderate
  • A. Would be
  • B. Is
  • C. Was
  • D. Were

Explanation: The subject "Neither me nor my parents" is a compound subject joined by "nor."When "neither...nor" is used to connect two subjects, the verb should agree with the closer subject or the plural subject if both are plural."Me" is singular, and "my parents" is plural.Therefore, the plural verb "were" is correct to agree with the plural subject "my parents."

Correct answer: Were