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  • Question 1
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    The sentence given has an error. Pick the option that has the incorrect word/words with the correction against it.

    The four stood together and embraced each another.
    Solution
    Embracing is an act of hugging someone out of affection. The sentence given talks about four people who are embracing. When two or more people perform the same activity, we use reciprocal pronouns such as 'each other' or 'one another.'
    Option A) one other means each of them embraced one other person and is incorrect.
    Option B) themselves is incorrect because it does not give a clear idea about the activity performed.
    Option D) is incorrect because it means that the four people hugged everybody which is not what the sentence conveys.
    So, the most appropriate answer is option C) incorrect= each another, correct= one another.
  • Question 2
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    Fill in the blank with the correct verb to complete the sentence.
    Most of the voters ______ illiterate.
    Solution
    Option B is the correct answer. the subject is in the plural form, stating a simple present tense. Option B, are is the only one which exhibits both these criteria. Options A and C are in the singular form, and option D is not compatible with the simple present tense. Therefore, Options A,C and D are all incorrect. 
  • Question 3
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    In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject.

    Each of the suspected men _____ arrested.
    Solution
    The sentence has the word 'arrested' which indicates a past tense sentence. So, options A) and C) are eliminated and are not the correct answers. The word 'each' signifies that every person/individual is considered separately. So, it requires a singular verb. Hence, the correct answer is option B) was.
  • Question 4
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    In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject.

    The accountant and the cashier _____ absconded. [Advanced]
    Solution
    The sentence has the word 'absconded' which indicates it is a past tense statement. So, options A) and B) can be eliminated since 'is' and 'are' are both in the present tense. The key here is to figure out whether the subject is plural or singular. Since there are two singular subjects, the 'accountant' and the 'cashier' joined by the word 'and' we consider the subject to be plural in nature according to the subject-verb-agreement rule, which means this plural subject needs a plural verb. Hence, we need to use 'have' (plural verb) not 'has' (singular verb). This leaves us with the right option C.
  • Question 5
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    In the following sentence, supply a verb in agreement with its subject.

    A good man and useful citizen _____ passed away.
    Solution
    From the sentence, 'passed away' indicates that the event occurred in the past. So, options A) and B) are incorrect. Between options C) and D), option D) is correct because the sentence mentions or talks about the same person who was 'a good man' and 'a useful citizen'. So the subject is singular, not plural, which requires the use of the singular auxiliary verb 'has.'
  • Question 6
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    In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject.

    The ebb and flow of the tides ______ explained by Newton. [Advanced]
    Solution
    'Ebb and flow' is a compound subject with the coordinating conjunction 'and.' Compound subjects joined by 'and' are usually treated as plural and need plural verbs. However, in this sentence, 'ebb and flow' is considered as a single unit or entity, hence it is treated as a singular subject and requires a singular verb. So, the correct option is A) was.
    Options C and D do not result in grammatically correct sentences.
  • Question 7
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    In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject.

    Current reports show that two-thirds of the city ______ in ruins. [Intermediate]
    Solution
    At first sight, the fraction 'two-thirds' may seem like it requires a plural verb. However, in order to determine if this is so, we must look at the plurality of the object of the preposition. Here, the object is 'city' which is singular. Since 'city' is singular, its verb should also be singular. Hence, all the options except C can be ruled out as all of them are plural in nature. That leaves us with the correct option C) is which is our only singular verb that agrees with its singular subject - city.
  • Question 8
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    In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject.

    The cow as well as the horse _______ grass. [Advanced]
    Solution
    When the sentence contains the phrase 'as well as ...,' we do not consider this phrase as part of the subject. So, we only need to check if the main subject is singular or plural. Accordingly, the verb takes the singular or plural form.
    Here, the cow is the subject while 'as well as the horse' is not part of the subject. Since cow is singular, the verb will be singular as well. Therefore, the correct answer is option A) Eats. Option B) and option D) are plural verbs (eat and are eating respectively), which would not agree with the singular subject 'cow' whereas option C (eating) is incorrect as it does not fit grammatically in the sentence since it requires a helping verb to make sense in the given context, which is missing in the option.

  • Question 9
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    Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.

    The manager as well as counter clerks __________ (try) to persuade him to go in for the ATM card. [Intermediate]
    Solution
    When the phrase 'as well as' is used, should we use the singular or plural verb form? In the sentence given, the manager is the subject of the sentence. 'As well as counter clerks' is just a phrase used to add detail. So, we need to use a singular form of the verb since our subject is singular 'manager' which is provided in the option A) 'tries'. Option B) 'try' is a plural verb used when the subject is plural. Options C) and D) are incorrect in the given context because they are both in the wrong tense as compared to the sentence.
  • Question 10
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    In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject:
    Ninety rupees _____ too much for this bag.
    Solution
    When we refer to a specific amount of money as a whole (example 90 rupees), we still use the singular form of the verb, even though the currency is a plural word (rupees). If we talk about each rupee separately, however, then we use the plural verb form. So, the most appropriate answer is option A) is. Options B) and C) are plural verbs so are incorrect. Option D) is grammatically incorrect for the sentence given.
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