Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

The Indian peasantry _________ still backward.

  1. is

  2. are

  3. was

  4. were
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Explanation

Peasantry refers to peasants as a collective class or group, and collective nouns take singular verbs. Even though it refers to many people, 'peasantry' is treated grammatically as singular, so we use 'is' not 'are.' This follows the pattern of words like 'family' or 'team' when acting as a single unit.

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