Fill in the blank with the correct verb to complete the sentence:All t...
Explanation:
The correct answer is option 'a) Is'.
The verb that should be used to complete the sentence is 'is'.
Subject-Verb Agreement:
In English grammar, subject-verb agreement refers to the agreement in number between the subject and the verb of a sentence. In this case, the subject is 'All the furniture in this office' and the verb should agree with it in number.
Singular Subject:
The subject 'All the furniture in this office' is singular because it refers to a single entity, even though it consists of multiple items of furniture.
Third Person Singular Verb:
When the subject is singular, the verb used should be in the third person singular form. In this case, the third person singular form of the verb 'to be' (is) should be used.
Example:
To understand this better, let's look at an example:
- All the furniture in this office is of poor quality.
(Here, the singular subject 'All the furniture in this office' agrees with the third person singular verb 'is'.)
If we were to use the plural form of the verb 'are', it would be grammatically incorrect because it would not agree in number with the singular subject.
Fill in the blank with the correct verb to complete the sentence:All t...
'Furniture' is an uncountable noun and is used as a noun in singular. Even though it might be composed of several items (cupboards, chairs, tables, sofas...), they function together like a whole. Uncountable nouns do not have plural forms. Since the subject of the sentence is singular, the following verb also has to be singular. Therefore option A, 'is', is the correct answer.
Option B is incorrect because 'are' is a plural verb.
Option C is incorrect because 'has of poor quality' is grammatically incorrect. Both 'has' and 'of' are used to mean possess (a quality, characteristic, or feature).
Option D is incorrect because 'have' is used with plural nouns.