JAMB Use of English 1980 Question 60

Question 60

Concord

Complete the sentence with the correct option: ________ a lot of arguments for and against car loans in the press recently

  1. A.There are
  2. B.There has been
  3. C.There have been
  4. D.There is
  5. E.There was
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Answer: C (There have been)

Explanation

'Recently' calls for the present perfect, and the plural 'arguments' needs 'have': there have been.