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JAMB Use of English 2024 Question 56

Question 56

Concord

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap: They said that ________ about 20 candidates for the job of a shorthand typist.

  1. A.they were
  2. B.it will be
  3. C.there were
  4. D.it was
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Answer: C (there were)

Explanation

'There were' introduces the existence of a plural number of things: 'there were about 20 candidates'.