Question

Fill in the blank with an appropriate form of the verb given in the bracket:

The River Nile _______ (flow) into the Mediterranean.

• A. is flowing
• B. has flown
• C. flows
• D. will be flowing

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

flows

Simple present tense is used to express general truths / facts / universal truths.The given statement explains a fact about the river. The syntax for simple present tense is: Verb in its first form (s/es) with singular subject /

Verb in its first form - with plural subject .River is singular so verb will take 's/es'.Therefore, the correct answer is: flows