Question

Fill in the blank with the verb that agrees with the subject.
The study of languages __________ very enjoyable. [Basic]

• A. am
• B. are
• C. is
• D. has

Answer 1

The correct option is C is

In the given sentence, the subject is, 'The study of languages' which is singular, ie. 'Study' is a singular abstract noun, therefore the helping verb has to be singular to agree with the subject.

From the given options, Option A - 'am' is singular helping verb used with singular subject 'I', Option B - 'are' is plural helping verb used with plural subjects, Option C 'is' and Option D 'has' both are singular helping verbs used with singular subjects, but 'has' is used to convey present prefect tense where 'is' is used to convey simple present tense. Simple present tense is used to convey universal truth, habit or fact. The given sentence conveys a fact.

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

The completed sentence, thus, becomes: The study of languages is very enjoyable.