Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which best replaces the italicised part in the sentence given below. If the sentence needs no change, mark (4) as your answer.

A large number of houses has come up around Kolkata.

  1. is coming up

  2. are coming up

  3. had come up

  4. No improvement needed
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B Correct answer
Explanation

“The houses have not stopped coming up and are still in the process of being constructed, i.e. it is a continuous tense. Moreover, 'a large' is followed by a plural auxilary. Hence, (2) is the correct answer.

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