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UI Post-UTME Use of English 2025 (Model questions) Question 24

Question 24

Concord

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: A number of students ________ absent from class yesterday.

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

Answer: B (were)

Explanation

'A number of' means 'several' and takes a plural verb; 'yesterday' needs the past: were.