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8341. Neither of the paintings _ sold.

Moderate
  • A. Is
  • B. Were
  • C. Was
  • D. d) Are"Are" is the present tense of the verb "to be," used with plural subjects. However, "neither" makes the subject negative, and "paintings" is plural, so "are" is not the correct verb form.

Explanation: b) Were"Were" is the past tense of the verb "to be" and is used with plural subjects (e.g., they, we, paintings). "Neither" makes the subject negative, but since "paintings" is plural, "were" is the correct verb form.

Correct answer: Were

8342. Demonstrate correct use of subject-verb agreement:That night, every one of the boat's crew _ down with fever.

Moderate
  • A. Is
  • B. Are
  • C. Was
  • D. Were

Explanation: Is is the first form used in the simple present tense with a singular subject Are is used in the simple present tense with a plural subject Was is used in the past tense. In this sentence 'that night' indicates past tense thus we use was. It is used for the third person (everyone) Were is used in past tense with a plural subject

Correct answer: Was

8343. His pants _ torn during the match.

Moderate
  • A. Is
  • B. Are
  • C. Were
  • D. Was

Explanation: Option A, "is," is the present tense form of the verb "to be," which is not appropriate for a past event. Option B, "are," is the present tense form of the verb "to be," which is not appropriate for a past event. Option C, The sentence uses the past tense to describe an action that occurred in the past, so the correct verb to use is "were," which is the past tense form of the verb "to be." "Pants" is a plural noun, so "were" agrees with the plural subject. Option D, "was," is the past tense form of the verb "to be," but it is not appropriate for a plural subject.

Correct answer: Were

8344. A number of soldiers _ injured during the war.

Moderate
  • A. Is
  • B. Were
  • C. Was
  • D. Might

Explanation: The subject "a number of soldiers" is plural, therefore the correct verb form to use with it is "were." Option A is incorrect because it uses the singular verb "is," Option C is also incorrect because it uses the singular verb "was." Option D is incorrect because it does not provide a verb form that agrees in number with the subject.

Correct answer: Were

8345. Demonstrate the correct use of subject-verb agreement:_ anyone _ a pencil I could borrow?

Moderate
  • A. Do ... have
  • B. Does ... have
  • C. Do ... has
  • D. Does ... has

Explanation: Option A: Pronouns, such as anyone ,refer to an unlimited set of things, therefore, using 'DO' before 'ANYONE' would be incorrect; as do is a singular verb. Option B: 'DOES' is a plural verb and thus can be used before 'ANYONE'. 'HAVE' is a singular verb and thus can be used for 'A PENCIL'. Therefore this is the correct option.Option C: same reason as option A.Option D: 'HAS' is a third person singular and thus is used with the pronouns he, she, and it etc. Thus to use HAS before A would be incorrect.

Correct answer: Does ... have

8346. Find an error in the following sentence:Everyone who was injured in the accident were taken to the hospital.

Moderate
  • A. Everyone who was injured
  • B. In the accident
  • C. Were taken
  • D. To the hospital

Explanation: 'Everyone' is a singular term, so 'was' will be used with it.

Correct answer: Were taken

8347. Fill in the blank with a suitable word;The two machines _ considerably. One has an electric motor, the other runs on oil.

Moderate
  • A. Different
  • B. Differentiate
  • C. Differ
  • D. Difference

Explanation: In this case, the two machines are being compared based on how different they are (on the premise of the way the two machines are run). 'Differ' means to be unlike or dissimilar and in this context makes grammatical sense and hence is correct.'

Correct answer: Differ

8348. Find the error in the following options:

Moderate
  • A. They talked through the entire movie.
  • B. The plants in this garden does not require much water.
  • C. She always brings turkey sandwiches for lunch.
  • D. None of these options are incorrect

Explanation: Here, we have to identify the statement that has a mistake. Option B contains an error hence, it is the correct option.

Correct answer: The plants in this garden does not require much water.

8349. My brother and sister _ basketball every evening.

Moderate
  • A. Practices
  • B. Practice
  • C. Practicing
  • D. Are practicing

Explanation: This option is correct because "practice" is the correct word to use when referring to more than one person practicing basketball.

Correct answer: Practice

8350. Children usually _ a noise.

Moderate
  • A. Made
  • B. Makes
  • C. Are making
  • D. Make

Explanation: The word usually shows that tense is present indefinite. To choose verb we have to observe the subject whether it's singular or plural As 'children' is plural so we'll prefer make and not makes Option A,B and C are incorrect.

Correct answer: Make