WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underline word in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’. The news are true.

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

Answer options

  1. No substitution
  2. is true
  3. are being true
  4. is being true

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: is true

Explanation: The correct answer is B.✅ The word “news” is an uncountable noun and is always treated as singular, even though it ends with an “s”. Therefore, it should be followed by “is”, not “are”. “The news is true” is grammatically correct. Options C and D are incorrect because the progressive tense "being true" is awkward and unidiomatic in this context. Correct sentence: The news is true.