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