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    Question

    The Fenian element was with him, as he admitted, but the

    clergy were against him, and the odds ____________ too great, especially against a Protestant politician. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the options.
    A were Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B are Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C was Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D be Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Some countable nouns like ‘odds’, ‘surroundings’, etc. always takes a plural noun and is always followed by a plural verb. The Fenian element was with him, as he admitted, but the clergy were against him, and the odds were too great, especially against a Protestant politician.

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