Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) The news of the train delay ______ upset the passengers at Itarsi station. | (I) is |
| (B) The police ______ checking every car at the toll plaza tonight. | (II) have |
| (C) The homeless ______ been given blankets by the night shelter volunteers. | (III) has |
| (D) Ten kilos ______ far too heavy for a small child’s school bag. | (IV) are |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) The news of the train delay has upset the passengers at Itarsi station. | (III) has | The news is the subject. “News” ends in -s, but it is singular, so the verb is singular. |
| (B) The police are checking every car at the toll plaza tonight. | (IV) are | The police is the subject. “Police” always means many people, so it takes a plural verb. |
| (C) The homeless have been given blankets by the night shelter volunteers. | (II) have | The homeless is the subject. It means homeless people, so the verb is plural. |
| (D) Ten kilos is far too heavy for a small child’s school bag. | (I) is | Ten kilos is the subject. It is one amount of weight, so the verb is singular. |