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  • Question 1
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    Fill in the blank with a verb that agrees with the subject and not with the complement:
    ____ the news worth watching today? [Intermediate]
    Solution
    In order to fill in the blank with the most appropriate verb, we must understand the 'subject and verb agreement'. A subject is a person, thing, or a concept, in a sentence. A sentence always describes a person, thing or a concept and that is called 'subject' of the sentence. The rest of the sentence is a complement (which has the object in it). A subject and a verb should always agree in a sentence. If the subject is singular (example: Raj), the verb will also be singular (does). If the subject is plural (We), the verb will also be plural (do).
    NOTE: The word 'today' in the given sentence explains to us that the sentence is in the simple present tense. 'News' is a singular noun, hence the verb should be singular too.
    Option A - 'Are' is a plural verb. Hence, option A is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Have' is a plural verb. Hence, option A is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Has' is a singular verb, which is used to explain possession and action or a state of being in the present perfect tense. Hence, option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Is' is a singular verb and is also used to explain the state of being in simple present tense. Hence, option D is the correct answer.
    'Is the news worth watching today?'
  • Question 2
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    Fill in the blank with a verb that agrees with the subject and not with the complement:
    The committee ________ these questions carefully. [Intermediate]
    Solution
    In order to fill in the blank with the most appropriate verb, we must understand the 'subject and verb agreement'. A subject is a person, thing, or a concept, in a sentence. A sentence always describes a person, thing or a concept and that is called 'subject' of the sentence. The rest of the sentence is a complement (which has the object in it). A subject and a verb should always agree in a sentence. If the subject is singular (example: Raj), the verb will also be singular (does). If the subject is plural (We), the verb will also be plural (do).
    NOTE: The given sentence doesn't specify any tense.
    Option A - 'Debate' is a plural verb and can be used with a plural subject only. Though 'committee' has a lot of people in it, it is considered to be as one body, and hence it is a singular subject. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Has debate' is grammatically incorrect. In present perfect tense, we use 'has/have' with the past participle form of the verb and not the original form of the verb. 'Debate' is not the past participle form of the verb. Hence, option B is incorrect.
    Option D - 'To debate' can't be used here, as it doesn't specify any tense. Also, as the sentence is in the active voice, we can't use the infinitive with 'to'. Hence, option D is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Debated' can be used with both singular and plural subjects. Also, it specifies that the sentence is in the past tense. Hence, option C is the correct answer.
    'The committee debated these questions carefully.'
  • Question 3
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    Fill in the blank with the verb that agrees with the subject.
    The team __________ playing with great zeal. [Intermediate]
    Solution
    In the given sentence, the subject is, 'The team' which is singular, ie. Collective noun, therefore the helping verb has to be singular to agree with the subject.
    From the given options, Option C  and D are plural verbs, and Option B 'am' is used with 'I'. Option A - 'is' is a singular helping verb which agrees with the given subject 'The team'. 
    Therefore, the appropriate verb to fill in the blank is : Option A - is.
    The completed sentence, thus, becomes : The team is playing with great zeal.
  • Question 4
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    Fill in the blank with a verb that agrees with the subject and not with the complement:
    The players, as well as the audience _____ to enjoy the match. [Advanced]
    Solution
    In order to fill in the blank with the most appropriate verb, we must understand the 'subject and verb agreement'. A subject is a person, thing, or a concept, in a sentence. A sentence always describes a person, thing or a concept and that is called 'subject' of the sentence. The rest of the sentence is a complement (which has the object in it). A subject and a verb should always agree in a sentence. If the subject is singular (example: Raj), the verb will also be singular (does). If the subject is plural (We), the verb will also be plural (do).
    NOTE: As the sentence is mainly about 'the players', we can say that the subject is plural.
    Option A - 'Wants' is a singular verb and as the subject is plural, we can't use 'wants' here. Hence, option A is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Was wanting' is a singular verb with a participle verb. Hence, option B is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Is wanting' is a singular verb with a participle verb. Hence, option D is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Want' is a plural verb, which supports the tense (simple present tense) of the sentence. Hence, option C is the correct answer.
    'The players, as well as the audience want to enjoy the match.'
  • Question 5
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    Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.
    It is raining hard. I wish I ______  an umbrella.
    Solution
    The word "wish" is used with something that isn't true or real currently. It is called the subjunctive mood.  When we need to express a wish for the present, the past tense has to be used. The use of the past tense indicates that it is not a reality in the present. 
    In the given sentence: It is raining hard. And the speaker does not have an umbrella. "Had" is the past tense of the verb "have".  The phrase, "I wish I had an umbrella " means "I would like to have an umbrella, however, I don't have one presently". Hence, option C is correct. 
    Options A and B: The verb, "have" and "has" are in present tense and not in past tense. Hence, these are  incorrect. 
    Option D is incorrect as "I wish I hadn't an umbrella" means "I wish I did not have an umbrella" . When it is raining hard, one would not wish that he did not have an umbrella. Hence, this is incorrect. 
  • Question 6
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    Fill in the blank with a verb that agrees with the subject and not with the complement:
    Either my pants or your coat ____ in the laundry. [Advanced]
    Solution
    In order to fill in the blank with the most appropriate verb, we must understand the 'subject and verb agreement'. A subject is a person, thing, or a concept, in a sentence. A sentence always describes a person, thing or a concept and that is called 'subject' of the sentence. The rest of the sentence is a complement (which has the object in it). A subject and a verb should always agree in a sentence. If the subject is singular (example: Raj), the verb will also be singular (does). If the subject is plural (We), the verb will also be plural (do).
    NOTE: 'Either' means any one. Hence, the subject of the sentence is singular. If 'pants' was given after 'or', then the subject would have been plural and we would need a plural verb. As 'coat' is the subject which has to be considered, we can say that the subject is singular and hence we need a singular verb. 
    Option B - 'Are' is a plural verb. Hence, option B is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Were' is a plural verb. Hence, option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Been' is a verb which can't be used without an auxiliary/ helping verb. Hence, option D is incorrect.
    Option A - 'Is' is a singular verb, which agrees with the singular subject of the given sentence. Hence, option A is the correct answer.
    'Either my pants or your coat is in the laundry.'
  • Question 7
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    Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
    _____ very sharp. Use them carefully. [Intermediate]
    Solution
    Since 'this' and 'is' are singular pronoun and singular verb respectively, using them with a plural noun like scissors is grammatically wrong. Hence option A and B are incorrect and must be eliminated. 

    Since scissors need to be accompanied by the plural verb, 'are', instead of 'is', option D is grammatically incorrect.

    When nouns have two parts like scissors or pants, they have to be followed by a plural verb. Therefore option C, 'these scissors are', is the correct answer.
  • Question 8
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    Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.
    Sid ______ keeping well. Please take him to the school nurse.
    Solution
    The present perfect continuous tense is used to talk about an event which has started in the past and is continuing. It is represented by "Subject+ has/ have + been + verb in continuous tense". 
    In the given sentence, the subject, "Sid" appears to have been unwell in the past. As he is still unwell, the speaker is requesting that he be taken to the school nurse. Hence, the first sentence is in present perfect continuous tense. 
    "Sid" is the subject. As it is in third person singular form, the auxiliary "has not" is to be used. "Hasn't been" is the short form of "has not been". The word, "keeping" is the present continuous form of the main verb, "keep". 
    The correct sentence would be:  "Sid hasn't been keeping  well".  Hence, option C is correct.
    Option B: The word, "haven't" is the shortened version of "have not". The auxiliary, "have/ have not" is  used with first person singular (I have not), second person singular (You have not), and with first/ second/ third person plural (We all have not).  It cannot be used with third person singular subject (Sid). Hence, this option is incorrect. 
    Options A and D: In the words, "hadn't' had" and "hasn't had", the second word "had" is a main verb i.e the past participle of "have", which means: to possess. There is another main verb in the sentence i.e "keeping". A sentence cannot have two main verbs, one after another. It does not convey any meaning. Hence,  both these options are incorrect.
  • Question 9
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    Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.
    School education ______ a drastic change.
    Solution
    The subject, "School education", is in third person singular noun form. Such a noun is followed by verb+"s" in present tense. In the given sentence, the main verb is "need". Hence, option A (without the letter "s") is incorrect and option B (need +"s") is correct. 
    Option C: The words, "is needed" should be followed by either "to" or "for" followed by a noun/ noun phrase. For Example: "School education is needed for achieving hundred percent literacy in the country". 
    However, in the given sentence, neither "to" nor "for" is used. The sentence, "School education is needed a drastic change" is grammatically incorrect. Hence, this option is incorrect.
    Option D: The verb, 'need' is a stative verb, which does not represent an action. It describes a mental state. Such verbs are not used in their present continuous form. Therefore, the word, "needing" (present continuous tense of the verb, "need") is grammatically incorrect. 
  • Question 10
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    Fill in the blank with a suitable verb:
    Either you or he _________ to leave the place.
    Solution
    In the given sentence, Use of Correlative conjunction 'Either - or' is used. The rule for the usage of correlative conjunction says that the verb which follows two subjects joined by 'or' must agree with the second subject and not the first. In the given sentence, the second subject is 'he' which is singular, therefore a singular helping verb has to be used to agree with it.
    From the given options, Option A 'have' is a helping verb which is used with plural subject, Option B 'are' is a helping verb which is also used with plural subject, Option C - 'am' is a helping verb which is used with singular subject 'I'. On the other hand, Option D - 'has' is a helping verb used with singular subject.
    Therefore, the correct helping verb which agrees with the given subject is Option D :  has.
    The completed sentence, thus, becomes : Either you or he has to leave the place.
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