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B. Study

1. Study the following sentences and write correct or incorrect as in the
example
Example:

i. One of the students are absent today. [incorrect]

One of the students is absent today. [correct]

ii. Somebody are making a noise. [ ]

Somebody is making a noise. [ ]
iii. Priyanka along with her friends are laughing. [ ]

Priyanka along with her friends is laughing. [ ]

iv. Either Badal or Upendra are working in a school. [ ]

Either Badal or Upendra is working in a school. [ ]

v. Mr Rai except his children are going to India. [ ]

Mr Rai except his children is going to India. [ ]

2. Rewrite the following sentences filling in the gaps with the best alternatives.

(a) Each and every student ……. unique. (is, am, are)

(b) Slow and steady ……. the race. (win, wins, has won)

(c) No news ……. good news. (is, am, are)
(d) A lot of boys ……. coming. (is, am, are)

(e) Every girl always ……. homework. (do, does, did)

(f) The quality of papers ……. good. (is, are, were)

(g) The teacher and the student ……. going for a picnic. (is, are, am)

(h) Writing many letters ……. her happy. (make, makes, are making)

(i) He is one of the boys that ……. absent from my class yesterday. (is, were, was)

(j) Ram as well as Shyam ……. here. (is, are, has)

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