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In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject.
Current reports show that two-thirds of the city ______ in ruins. [Intermediate]
In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject.
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The correct option is C Is
At first sight, the fraction 'two-thirds' may seem like it requires a plural verb. However, in order to determine if this is so, we must look at the plurality of the object of the preposition. Here, the object is 'city' which is singular. Since 'city' is singular, its verb should also be singular. Hence, all the options except C can be ruled out as all of them are plural in nature. That leaves us with the correct option C) is which is our only singular verb that agrees with its singular subject - city.
At first sight, the fraction 'two-thirds' may seem like it requires a plural verb. However, in order to determine if this is so, we must look at the plurality of the object of the preposition. Here, the object is 'city' which is singular. Since 'city' is singular, its verb should also be singular. Hence, all the options except C can be ruled out as all of them are plural in nature. That leaves us with the correct option C) is which is our only singular verb that agrees with its singular subject - city.
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