Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with most appropriate word.

The poor ________ all our sympathy.

  1. deserve

  2. deserves

  3. deserving

  4. deserved
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is 'deserve' - 'the poor' is a collective noun referring to poor people as a group, requiring a plural verb. Adjectives like 'poor', 'rich', 'wounded' can function as nouns representing entire groups of people.

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