Answer-The staff members ____________ in disagreement about the findings.

Here, though staff members is a collective noun, the disagreement is with individual members. So, plural verb should be used. The staff members were in disagreement about the findings.

Question

The staff members ____________ in disagreement about the

findings. In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are five options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If none of these words fit well, mark your answer as none of these.

A was

B were

C is

D has been

E None of these

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