Question

Directions Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

(1) My brother and I look nothing alike. (2) There are some families in which the resemblance is uncanny. (3) Often siblings share the same facial features (eyes, noses, or smiles). (4) Annabelle, who is one of my teammates, _____ so much like her older sister that our soccer coach once called her to demonstrate a drill by using the wrong name! (5) Smiling Annabelle followed the coach's instructions without correcting him. (6) Our coach wrapped up in the demonstration he was giving did not even notice his mistake. (7) Later, picking teams for a scrimmage match, the team captain made the same error. (8) Neither our coach nor our teammates ____ ever mistaken me for my brother like that.
(9) Even though we don't resemble each other physically, my brother and I enjoy a lot of the same things. (10) We both play the guitar and read biographies for fun. (11) Steak and eggs ___ our favorite breakfast. (12) We even took a cooking class together to learn how to make it ourselves. (13) But more than anything else, we love going on long road trips, we drove all the way from Chicago to Miami one summer. (14) That's one vacation I'll never forget, because we almost didn't make it home.
(15) Our last morning in Miami, we brought our guitars down to the beach. (16) Looking out over the ocean, we practiced a new song, composed during the trip. (17) Our guitars never sounded better. (18) To celebrate, we decided to take one last swim before we started our long drive home after all, who knows when we'd see the ocean again? (19) I told my brother to put the car keys in his guitar case so they wouldn't get lost in the surf, and then we ran into the water. (20) When it was time to go, my brother opened his case and shouted, ""Oh no! The keys aren't here! I must have left them in my pocket, which means they're __"" (21) He trailed off and shifted his gaze across the ocean. (22) We spent over an hour kicking through the sand looking for the keys. (23) Eventually, we gave up and called the auto club to bring us a spare set. (24) With nothing to do but wait, we decided to play our guitars to pass the time
(25) I grabbed my case and popped the lid. (26) I couldn't believe my eyes! (27) There in my guitar case was the keys. (28) ____ , all I could do was laugh. (29) My brother and I learned an important lesson that trip: we might not look alike, but our guitar cases sure do!
Question
Which word correctly fills in the blank in sentence 11?
Select one:
a. is
b. are
c. was
d. were

Answer 1

The correct word to fill in the blank in sentence 11, to maintain subject-verb agreement with the compound subject 'Steak and eggs', is 'are'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct verb to complete the sentence in the passage from the question, "Steak and eggs ___ our favorite breakfast," is 'are'. The subject 'Steak and eggs' is a compound subject, which means two or more subjects are joined by a conjunction and therefore, the verb should agree with a plural subject. Hence, the plural form of the verb 'to be' is required, making 'are' the correct choice.

The word that correctly fills in the blank in sentence 11 is is. The sentence 'Steak and eggs is our favorite breakfast' indicates that the speaker and their brother enjoy eating steak and eggs as their favorite breakfast. Since 'steak and eggs' is a single item, the verb 'is' is used to show that it is their favorite breakfast.