Foundation
English
Verb
Question
Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank from the options given.
A swarm of bees ________ building a hive outside the house. [Basic]
A swarm of bees ________ building a hive outside the house. [Basic]
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Solution
Here, swarm is a collective noun. Thus, A swarm of bees means one swarm, containing many bees. Options B and D indicate a plural sense hence, they can be eliminated. Option C is used when the entity is referring to itself and hence this too can be omitted. Hence the correct answer is A. 'is'.
Thus the correct sentence is:
A swarm of bees is building a hive outside the house.
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