JAMB Use of English 1990 Question 62

Question 62

Concord

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): Knowledge of figures of speech as well as of idioms and lexical items ......... in this section.

  1. A.is tested
  2. B.have been tested
  3. C.are tested
  4. D.were tested
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (is tested)

Explanation

The subject is 'Knowledge', which is singular; 'as well as' does not make it plural, so 'is tested'.