Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Verb

Question:

Choose the most appropriate verb to fill in the blank in the following sentence:-

Either Savita or her daughter _____ made this delicious pudding.

Options:

was

have

is

has

Correct Answer:

has

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → has

The most appropriate verb to fill in the blank is has

This is a subject-verb agreement question involving the correlative conjunction "Either... or..."

The rule is: When two subjects are joined by "either... or...", the verb agrees with the subject nearest to it.

  1. Sentence: Either Savita or her daughter _____ made this delicious pudding.

  2. Subjects: "Savita" (singular) and "her daughter" (singular).

  3. Nearest Subject to the verb: "her daughter" (singular).

  4. Tense: The main verb "made" suggests a perfect tense structure (Auxiliary verb + Past Participle).

  5. Required Verb: The singular auxiliary verb for the perfect tense is has.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: "Either Savita or her daughter has made this delicious pudding."