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Fill in the blank with the correct verb to complete the sentence:
Each of the guilty persons ______ punished. [Advanced]
Fill in the blank with the correct verb to complete the sentence:
Each of the guilty persons ______ punished. [Advanced]
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The correct option is D was
Option D is the correct answer. With the use of the word each, we can determine the singular nature of the subject. Thus, the following verb will also be in the singular form. The object of the sentence, punished, is in the past tense. Option D, was, is the only one which both these criteria. Options A and B are both in plural form, whereas Option C, despite being in he singular form, is in the present tense. Thus, Options A,B and C are all incorrect.
was
Option D is the correct answer. With the use of the word each, we can determine the singular nature of the subject. Thus, the following verb will also be in the singular form. The object of the sentence, punished, is in the past tense. Option D, was, is the only one which both these criteria. Options A and B are both in plural form, whereas Option C, despite being in he singular form, is in the present tense. Thus, Options A,B and C are all incorrect.
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