Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of words arranged sequentially:
Ramesh and his wife ______ opened a small snack shop near the bus stand, and every morning the smell of their fresh samosas ______ customers from three streets away.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → have, brings
Subject-verb agreement in two parts of the sentence:
- Blank 1: “Ramesh and his wife” are two people joined by “and”. So the subject is plural and takes have.
- Blank 2: The subject is “the smell”, not “samosas”. “Of their fresh samosas” only tells us which smell. So the verb is singular: brings.
- Complete sentence: Ramesh and his wife have opened a small snack shop near the bus stand, and every morning the smell of their fresh samosas brings customers from three streets away.