Multiple choice

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

________ of houses have been gutted in fire.

  1. Scores

  2. Score

  3. Scoring

  4. Scored
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Explanation

Scores of is an idiom meaning 'a large number of'. The verb 'have been' agrees with the plural noun 'houses'. Score here means twenty, but 'scores of' means many dozens.

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