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    Question

    Select the word/phrase that should replace the

    emboldened word/phrase to make the given sentence grammatically relevant. In the bus accident, five killed and one injured.
    A Five killed and one were injured. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Five was killed and one was injured. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Five were killed and one were injured. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Five were killed and one was injured. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The auxiliary verb is missing in the sentence. Since ‘five people’ is plural, ‘were’ should be used. And after ‘one’, it should be ‘was’.

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