Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Only fifteen minutes are allowed to each customer.

  1. Only fifteen minutes are allowed to each customer.

  2. Only fifteen minutes is allowed to each customer.

  3. Only fifteen minutes are allowed to every customer.

  4. Only fifteen minutes is the time allowed to each customer.

  5. Only fifteen minutes are the timings allowed to each customer.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Fifteen minutes is a specific period of time and thus the verb 'is', being a singular verb, is correct.

 

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