Question

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb:
______ the news on at five or six? [Basic]

• A. Is
• B. Are
• C. Aren't
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Is

The basic rule of subject-verb agreement is that a singular object takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb. In this sense, the verb must always agree with the subject of a sentence.

Option A is correct. "News" is not the plural of "new" (there is not plural of new since "new " is not a noun). "News" is a singular noun and thus, requires a singular verb, "is".

Options B and C are incorrect as the verbs "are" and "aren't" are plural verbs and not singular.

Option D is incorrect as the answer lies in A.