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Exercise

Choose the correct option from the brackets.

1. Alicia and her father (has/have) gone to the village.

2. The officer and treasurer (has/have) come.

3A hue and cry (was/were) raised. 4 Every star and every planet (is/are) the handiwork of God

5. No friends and no relatives (care/care) for me.

6. The United States (is/are) a rich country.

7 The jury (is/are) unanimous

8. A large number of men (is/are) present there.

9. Twenty shillings (make/makes) one pound

10. One of the rooms (was/were) closed.

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Step-by-step explanation:

have gone to the village

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Final answer:

The subject of this question is subject-verb agreement in English grammar, and the exercise focuses on choosing the correct verb form to match the subject.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given exercise, the subject is subject-verb agreement in English grammar. The correct verb form depends on whether the subject is singular or plural. In each sentence, we need to select the correct verb form to match the subject.

  1. Alicia and her father have gone to the village.
  2. The officer and treasurer have come.
  3. A hue and cry was raised.
  4. Every star and every planet is the handiwork of God.
  5. No friends and no relatives care for me.
  6. The United States is a rich country.
  7. The jury is unanimous.
  8. A large number of men is present there.
  9. Twenty shillings make one pound.
  10. One of the rooms was closed.
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