JAMB Use of English 1984 Question 97

Question 97

Concord

I was still sleeping when the national news........ this morning

  1. A.were broadcast
  2. B.were broadcasted
  3. C.was broadcast
  4. D.was broacasted
  5. E.were being broacasted
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (was broadcast)

Explanation

'News' is singular, and the past participle of 'broadcast' is 'broadcast', so 'was broadcast'.