passwella.
Menu

JAMB Use of English 1981 Question 59

Question 59

Concord

Fill in the blank space with the best of the five options: ________ several bad air-crashes recently.

  1. A.There is
  2. B.They are
  3. C.There were
  4. D.There have been
  5. E.There are
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (There have been)

Explanation

'Recently' calls for the present perfect, and 'air-crashes' is plural: there have been.