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Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. Three quarters of...

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JAMB 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

Three quarters of the people in the village ....... killed but only half of their huts ......... affected?

  • A. were / were
  • B. was / was
  • C. were/ was
  • D. was /were
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Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation

Were; is a second person singular past, plural past.

The speaker is reporting an event that had already happened, affecting multiple people and their residents. 

Three-quarters of the people in the village were killed, but only half of their huts were affected

 

 


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