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In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject.
The accountant and the cashier _____ absconded. [Advanced]
In the following sentence supply a verb in agreement with its subject.
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The correct option is C Have
The sentence has the word 'absconded' which indicates it is a past tense statement. So, options A) and B) can be eliminated since 'is' and 'are' are both in the present tense. The key here is to figure out whether the subject is plural or singular. Since there are two singular subjects, the 'accountant' and the 'cashier' joined by the word 'and' we consider the subject to be plural in nature according to the subject-verb-agreement rule, which means this plural subject needs a plural verb. Hence, we need to use 'have' (plural verb) not 'has' (singular verb). This leaves us with the right option C.
The sentence has the word 'absconded' which indicates it is a past tense statement. So, options A) and B) can be eliminated since 'is' and 'are' are both in the present tense. The key here is to figure out whether the subject is plural or singular. Since there are two singular subjects, the 'accountant' and the 'cashier' joined by the word 'and' we consider the subject to be plural in nature according to the subject-verb-agreement rule, which means this plural subject needs a plural verb. Hence, we need to use 'have' (plural verb) not 'has' (singular verb). This leaves us with the right option C.
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