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JAMB Use of English 1980 Question 46

Question 46

Sentence Structure

Choose the best option to fill the gaps: I am a student and ________ Musa. I left for the University, and ________ Musa

  1. A.was, does
  2. B.so is, so did
  3. C.so was, so does
  4. D.he is, he did
  5. E.so he is, so he went
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Answer: B (so is, so did)

Explanation

To say the same is true of someone else we use 'so' + the matching auxiliary + subject: 'am' matches 'so is', and past 'left' matches 'so did'.