WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the correct answer to fill in the blank. The ship, with its crew, ________ lost.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. were
  2. was
  3. were getting
  4. was being

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: was

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B. was šŸ“š Explanation: When a singular subject is connected to another noun by phrases like 'with' or 'as well as', the verb must agree with the first subject. Here, the main subject is 'The ship', which is singular. Therefore, the singular verb 'was' is required to complete the sentence correctly. The presence of 'its crew' does not change the grammatical number of the primary subject.