JAMB Use of English 1990 Question 70

Question 70

Sentence Structure

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s): Ladies and gentlemen, our guest speaker, Dr. Oni... also a resident doctor at the teaching hospital.

  1. A.who is
  2. B.which is
  3. C.who was
  4. D.is
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (is)

Explanation

The sentence needs a main verb after the subject 'our guest speaker, Dr. Oni', so 'is'. 'Who is' would leave the sentence without a main verb.