Select the correct pair of words that complete the given sentence:
At today’s match, the security personnel at the stadium gate ______ checking every bag, and Inspector Rawat is one of the few officers who ______ how to use the new scanner.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → are, know
Subject-verb agreement in two parts of the sentence:
- Blank 1: “Personnel” means the people who work in a place. It always takes a plural verb, so the verb is are.
- Blank 2: In “one of the few officers who ...”, “who” stands for “officers”, not for “one”. A few officers know how to use the scanner, and Inspector Rawat is one of them. So the verb after “who” is plural: know.
- Complete sentence: At today’s match, the security personnel at the stadium gate are checking every bag, and Inspector Rawat is one of the few officers who know how to use the new scanner.