Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence.

The poet and the singer _______ come.

  1. has

  2. was

  3. were

  4. have
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D Correct answer
Explanation

(1) and (2) are incorrect because when each noun of the compound subject is preceded by separate articles, the verb to be used is plural. (3) is incorrect because the given blank is followed by the past participle form of the verb which is used only in the perfect tenses.

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