Multiple choice

Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank in the following sentence.

The women ___________ over the death of her son.

  1. has wept

  2. have wept

  3. has been weeping

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of the sentence is plural and as such the verb must correspond to the subject and (1) and (3) have verbs, which do not correspond to the subject. Answer: (2)

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