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  • Question

  • More than one person was killed in accident.


  • Options
  • A. were killed
  • B. are killed
  • C. have been killed
  • D. No improvement

  • Correct Answer
  • No improvement 

    Explanation
    The expression more than one + noun, though plural in sense, is followed by a singular verb.

    Example: More than one person has died in the accident.

    Explanation provided by: Samy Kumar. Updated on 4th Aug 2018.

    More questions

    • 1. (solve as per the direction given above)

    • Options
    • A. Why did people get
    • B. somuch annoyed
    • C. even with little provocation
    • D. is a matter of investigation.
    • E. No error.
      • Discuss
    • 2. Young men and women should get habituated to reading and writing about current affairs.

    • Options
    • A. used
    • B. prepared
    • C. trained
    • D. No improvement
      • Discuss
    • 3. The invigilator was reading out the instructions.

    • Options
    • A. The instructions were read by the invigilator.
    • B. The instructions were being read out by the invigilator.
    • C. The instructions had been read out by the invigilator.
    • D. The instructions had been read by the invigilator.
      • Discuss
    • 4. The reason why he wrote the letter was because he could not contact him over the phone.

    • Options
    • A. why he wrote the letter was since
    • B. for which he wrote the letter because
    • C. why he wrote the letter was that
    • D. No improvement
      • Discuss
    • 5. You can hardly find any trace of humility in the man.

    • Options
    • A. pride
    • B. insolence
    • C. arrogance
    • D. conceit
      • Discuss
    • 6. The master

      P : who was very loyal to him
      Q : punished the servant
      R : without giving any valid reason
      S : when he left the work unfinished
      The Proper sequence should be:

    • Options
    • A. RQPS
    • B. RQSP
    • C. QPSR
    • D. QRPS
      • Discuss
    • 7. (solve as per the direction given above)

    • Options
    • A. While luminaries of the dance world
    • B. have a dearth of opportunities to display their art
    • C. upcoming dancers suffer from
    • D. an unfortunate lack of exposure.
    • E. No error.
      • Discuss
    • 8. (solve as per the direction given above)

    • Options
    • A. I shall be able
    • B. to complete the work in
    • C. stipulated time provide
    • D. you do not disturb me.
    • E. No error.
      • Discuss
    • 9. (solve as per the direction given above)

    • Options
    • A. Our neighbours had repeated
    • B. the same illogical sequence of activities
    • C. if we had not brought the
    • D. facts to their notice.
    • E. No error.
      • Discuss
    • 10. (solve as per the direction given above)

    • Options
    • A. Whatever he was
    • B. today is only because
    • C. of his mother who
    • D. was a renowned scientist.
    • E. No error.
      • Discuss

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