Question
Download Solution PDFDirections: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the help of options that follow.
Many _______ playing about the pastures in the evening.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 1) i.e. A
Key Points
- There are some nouns like sheep, fish, deer, species, jury, etc. which are used in both singular and plural form.
- For example:
- I saw 5-7 fishes in the aquarium at my friend's house.
- I saw 5-7 fish in the aquarium at my friend's house.
- Hence in the given blank part of the question, 'sheep were' will be used as per the rule given above.
- There is no need to add 's/es' to the nouns given above as they are already singular/plural in their present form.
- Sometimes we use the term 'fishes' but it refers to different species of fish.
Correct Sentence: "Many sheep were playing about the pastures in the evening."
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