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  • Directions: Fill up the blank. One of the boys ____ absen...
Multiple choice

Directions: Fill up the blank.

One of the boys ____ absent today.

  1. is

  2. are

  3. was

  4. were

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of subject-verb agreement. 'One of' is always followed by a singular auxilary. Now here option 1 and 3 both are singular, but 'today' in the sentence demands present tense auxilary. Thus, option 1.

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