Multiple choice

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

Not only Sam but also Sally ______ placed in the first division.

  1. have been

  2. has been

  3. could

  4. should
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B Correct answer
Explanation

(1) is incorrect because when two singular subjects are joined by “not only, but also”, they take a singular verb. (3) and (4) are incorrect because both of them are modal auxiliaries and as such they can be used only as helping verbs.

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