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Awence Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Agreement

Please kindly indicate the correct answers and justifications for the answers.

1. Various kinds of food (has/have) been prepared.

2. They are doing these things quietly. Nobody is ever to know what (is/are) happening.

Thank you.
  

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Awence Please kindly indicate the correct answers and justifications for the answers. 1. Various kinds of food (has/have) been prepared.

— Avangi

  • Awence Please kindly indicate the correct answers and justifications for the answers.
  • 1.
  • Various kinds of food (has/have) been prepared.
  • "kinds" is the subject of the sentence and is singular, requiring a singular verb, have [been prepared] .
  • (present perfect, passive, to prepare ) 2.
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Awence
Please kindly indicate the correct answers and justifications for the answers.

1. Various kinds of food (has/have) been prepared. "kinds" is the subject of the sentence and is singular, requiring a singular verb, have [been prepared]. (present perfect, passive, to pr
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Anyway, i dun understand why you mentioned singular verb and yet the answer given is "have been prepared"?

Please clarify. thanks
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"kinds" is the subject of the sentence and is singular, requiring a singular verb, have [been prepared]. (present perfect, passive, to prepare)

Please explain what do you mean by the above, thanks avangi.
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Sorry Anon and Awence. Looks like you caught me with my hand in the cookie jar. How do I talk my way out of this one? I have no idea how I could have done such a stupid thing, unless I simply answered one post too many! Anyway, it gives me a good feeling to know you guys are paying attention.

- A.
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