Multiple choice

Directions: A sentence/part of the sentence is underlined. Choose from the alternatives (1), (2) and (3), the one that best improves the underlined sentence/part of the sentence. In case no alternative is needed, your answer is (4).

Yellow and black make the best combination in painting.

  1. Yellow and black made

  2. Yellow and black makes

  3. Yellow and black is making

  4. No improvement
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The compound subject here is singular ‘combination’. ‘Made’ is incorrect because reference is not to any particular painting (the painting). ‘Is making’ is incorrect since there is no continuation involved.

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