Question

Fill in the blank with the correct present tense verb:
Nikita isn't going to Goa in the holidays because three thousand rupees _____ all that she has in her vacation fund. [Advanced]

• A. is
• B. are
• C. was
• D. were

Answer 1

The correct option is A is

The basic rule of Subject-Verb agreement is that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb. The verb must always agree with the subject of a sentence.

Option A is correct. In a sentence, plural number take a singular verb when the phrase indicates a sum or unit. The phrase "fourteen dollars" is a sum or unit or money. It is considered singular, and thus, requires a singular verb, namely, "is".

Options B, C and D are incorrect. In B, "are" is plural, not singular. Thus, there is no subject-verb agreement. In C and D, "was" and "were" are in past tense. The question requires a present tense verb.