Foundation
English
Noun
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Question
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verbs:
The government ____ by no means environmentally perfect: _______ invested only Rs 64,990 crore in renewable energy sources last year.
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Solution
The basic rule of Subject-Verb agreement is that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb. The verb must always agree with the subject of a sentence.
Option A is correct. A collective noun (such as "government") takes a singular verb when the collection is thought of as one whole; plural verb when the individuals of which it is composed are thought of. In option A, there is subject-verb agreement as the government is thought of as one whole and takes up the singular verbs "is" and "it has".
Option B is incorrect. "Has" is third person singular while "they" is third person plural. Thus, it should be "they have" and not "they has".
Option C is incorrect as there is no subject-verb agreement. The singular verb "is" does not match the plural verb "they have". It should either be "are" and "they have" or "is" and "it has". Thus, it is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect as the right answer lies in A.