Question
Download Solution PDFFill in the blank with the most suitable word from the given options.
Fifty miles ________ a long distance.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 2 i.e. "is".
Key Points
- As the rule says that when a plural noun denotes a specific sum, distance, quantity, time, or period as a whole, it takes a singular verb with it.
- Example- Two thousand rupees was a large amount fifty years ago.
- Similarly, in the given sentence, helping verb "is" will be used with "Fifty miles".
- Hence, option 2 is correct.
Correct Sentence- Fifty miles is a long distance.
Additional Information
- Concerned topic- Subject- Verb- Agreement
- Definition- Nouns are the name of a person, place, or a thing together with other words such as determines or adjectives, they form noun phrases that act as objects, subjects, and complements in sentences.
Mistake Points
- A four-mile race are hard task to do.
- I gave her a fifty rupees note.
- I gave him a bouquet of flowers.
- I need a ten-day tour.
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