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English
Tenses
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Tenses
Question
Choose the correct verb from the options given below:
The wages of sin _____ doorway to hell.
The wages of sin _____ doorway to hell.
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Solution
In this sentence, we would be understanding the subject-verb agreement. The rule states that some nouns which are plural in form, but singular in meaning, take a singular verb.
"is" is the correct answer, it is a singular verb
are and were are plural, thus they are wrong
have is also wrong
Option A is correct.