Q: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs in the bracket: a. Bread and butter ……………… served for breakfast. (was / were)
b. The horse and carriage ……………….. at the door. (is / are)
c. My brother ………………. to be an astronaut. (want / wants)
d. My parents ……………….. teachers. (is / are)
e. Politics ……………….. not something I am interested in. (is / are)
f. The cost of essential commodities ………………… gone up. (has /
have)
g. Her clothes ……………….. made of expensive fabrics. (is / are)
h. Either Manu or I ……………….. to go. (has / have)
i. Neither Mala nor her parents …………….. at the party. (was / were)
j. Nobody ………………. what happened to her. (know / knows)
k. Ravi as well as his brother …………….. cricket well. (play / plays)
l. Everybody ……………. a man of integrity. (respect / respects)​

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