Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.

A: ___________ there many mice in the house?
B: No, there ___________.

• A. Are / are
• B. Are / not
• C. Are / aren't
• D. Are / is

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Are / aren't

The correct answer is Option C.

ARE is used when we refer to more than one person or thing. AREN'T is the negation of ARE.

MICE indicates that there is more than 1 mouse in the house. Hence ARE is the correct answer.

The word NO in the second sentence indicates that there are not many mice in the house. Hence AREN'T is the correct answer.

Thus Option C is the correct answer.

The remaining options are incorrect because:

Option A: ARE is incorrect for the second sentence.

Option B: NOT is incomplete.

Option D: IS can be used only for singular nouns.