Question

Fill in the blank with the verb that agrees with the subject.
Each of the teachers working in my school ___________ a female. [Basic]

• A. am
• B. are
• C. is
• D. were

Answer 1

The correct option is C is

In the given sentence, the subject is, 'Each of the teachers' which is singular, because 'each' is a singular determiner. 'Each' is often followed by prepositional phrase ending with a plural word, as in the given sentence. Therefore, the helping verb has to be singular to agree with the subject.

From the given options, Option A - 'am' is a singular helping verb which is used with 'I', Option B -'are' is a plural helping verb used in present tense and Option D -'were' is also a plural helping verb used in past tense. On the other hand, Option C - 'is' is a helping verb which agrees with the given singular subject.

Therefore, the appropriate verb to fill in the blank is : Option C - is.

The completed sentence, thus, becomes: Each of the teachers working in my school is female.