Question

People of Adilpur (a) ____ very compassionate and honest. Injustice and trickery (b) ____ as alien to them as truth and fair play (c) ____ to some in world. Alas! Adilpur and its inhabitants vanished long ago leaving behind nothing but (d) ____ tales that (e) ____ avidly told.

(a) (I) was (II) were (III) had (IV) was to be
(b) (I) were (II) have (III) was (IV) had
(c) (I) is (II) were (III) are (IV) will be
(d) (I) the few (II) a few (III) few (IV) any
(e) (I) is (II) are (III) were (IV) am..
Plz follow in the blanks choosing the most appropriate words out of the options given above.....

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1. WERE

2. WERE

3. ARE

4. A FEW

5. WERE

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Answer 2

The answers are explained below.

Step-by-step explanation:

A) is were since people is a plural noun and takes a plural verb.

B) is also were since compassionate and honest compound one single subject.

C) answer's is are since it refers to plural in present tense.

D) fits with a few since the article a is necessary to complete this quantity expression.

E) is completed with were since it refers to the tales as a plural subject in past.