Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank.

Economics _______ studied in most colleges.

  1. is

  2. are

  3. will

  4. would

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Academic discipline names ending in '-ics' (economics, physics, mathematics) take singular verbs when referring to the field of study itself. When referring to plural specific phenomena, they might take plural verbs, but here it's clearly the discipline, so 'is' is correct.