Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of words arranged sequentially:
The machinery in the old sugar mill ______ rusty, and more than one worker ______ asked for safety gloves.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → is, has
Subject-verb agreement in two parts of the sentence:
- Blank 1: “Machinery” cannot be counted, so it always takes a singular verb: is.
- Blank 2: “More than one” is followed by a singular noun, “worker”. It takes a singular verb, so the verb is has.
- Complete sentence: The machinery in the old sugar mill is rusty, and more than one worker has asked for safety gloves.