English-2
Grade-9
Easy

Question

Fill in the blank with the verbs that agree with the subject.
The council _____ indisposed to accept Maria’s resignation letter.

  1. Are
  2. Is
  3. Were
  4. Has

hintHint:

Collective nouns take singular verb.

The correct answer is: Is


    Option 2 is the correct answer.
    Singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs. A collective noun also takes singular verb such as committee, workforce, and group.

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