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In his house were hidden both the jewelry and the silverware.
Choose the option that best corrects the underlined words. [Intermediate]

A
NO CHANGE
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was hidden
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C
is hidden
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D
is hiding
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Solution

The correct option is A NO CHANGE
The nouns 'Jewelry' and 'silverware' can be countable or uncountable nouns. Subjects that are joined by 'and' in a sentence takes a plural verb. Options B, C and D are wrong as they state singular verb. 'Were hidden' used in sentence is plural verb thus the option A is correct.

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