Question

Either the college or the village _____ for the labor that students or villagers _____ to the dig. Which pair of verb forms correctly completes the sentence? pay, supply pays, supplies pay, supplies pays, supply

Answer 1

D. pays, supply

Step-by-step explanation:

We use the 3rd person singular form in the first part, because the college or the village is seen as singular, so the correct form there is ‘pays’ and in the second part the students or villagers are plural so we use the 3rd person plural of the verb ‘supply.

Answer 2

We use the 3rd person singular form in the first part, because the college or the village is seen as singular, so the correct form there is ‘pays’ and in the second part the students or villagers are plural so we use the 3rd person plural of the verb ‘supply’

Question: Which pair of verb forms correctly completes the sentence?

Answer: D. pays, supply