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JAMB Use of English 1987 Question 79

Question 79

Concord

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s): A Tale of Two Cities... the ........... we are studying for the examination.

  1. A.are/novels
  2. B.was/novel.
  3. C.were/novels
  4. D.is/novel
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (is/novel)

Explanation

A book title is one work, so it takes a singular verb and noun: 'is the novel'.