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Unilorin Post-UTME Use of English 2024 (Model questions) Question 10

Question 10

Concord

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The government's new economic reforms ________ to alleviate poverty, but their effectiveness remains to be seen.

  1. A.are intended
  2. B.intend
  3. C.is intended
  4. D.have intended
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (are intended)

Explanation

Reforms do not intend anything themselves; they are intended (passive), and the plural subject 'reforms' needs 'are'.