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JAMB Use of English 1989 Question 95

Question 95

Concord

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): One of the rioters who........ arrested yesterday ...... released

  1. A.was/had been
  2. B.were/have been
  3. C.was/have been
  4. D.were/ has been
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (were/ has been)

Explanation

'Who' refers to 'the rioters' (plural), so 'were arrested'; the subject of the main verb is 'One', so 'has been released'.