Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to improve the sentence.

The poet and painter have died because of being seriously ill.

  1. The poet and painter have died because of

  2. The poet and the painter have died due to

  3. The poet and painter has died due to

  4. The poet and painter has died because of

  5. The poet and the painter has died because of
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D Correct answer
Explanation

'Has' rectifies the eror of 'have'. If two different nouns are used for the same person or thing, verb should be singular. Here, the nouns 'poet' and 'painter' are used for the same person and singular verb is used with them.

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