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JAMB Use of English 2001 Question 80

Question 80

Concord

Fill the gaps with the most appropriate option: The government which ________ recruiting ________ workers suddenly stopped doing so.

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

Answer: B (was/its)

Explanation

'Government' is treated as one body here, so it takes 'was' and 'its', and the past tense matches 'stopped'.