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25. The teacher as well as her students ___ to attend the seminar on drug abuse.
A. Need
B. Needs
C. Have
D. Are
Remember the simple rule that the agreement between a subject and a verb is not affected by intervening words. A prepositional phrase was used as intervening words in this item.
What is the subject here? The teacher. What is the number of the subject? Singular. Therefore, the verb must also be singular.
The only singular verb among the options is B - Needs.
26. Scientists ___ evolution as a change within a period of time.
A. Defines
B. Define
C. Has defined
D. Is defining
If a statement is made to denote a factuality, it must be in the simple present tense. The answer for this item is B - Define.
Although A - Defines - is also in the simple present tense, it cannot be the answer since it is a singular verb. The subject is a plural noun; therefore, the verb must also be in the plural form.
Option C - Has defined - is in the perfect present tense, which denotes completion and perfection. Option D - Is defining - is in the progressive present tense, which denotes an action taking place with continuity or at the present time.
27. A number of heinous crimes ___ recorded by the police since the start of this year.
A. Have already been
B. Are already being
C. Has already been
D. Have already being
The expression "a number" does not affect the number of the subject, thus, having no effect on the agreement between the subject and the verb. So, when we say "A number of guests have arrived," we say so with grammatical accuracy.
On the other hand, when we say "The number of enrollees have increased," we are committing a grave structural flaw since the expression "the number" affects the agreement between the subject and the verb.
The answer is C - Has already been.
Option D - Have already being - is in itself structurally inconsistent. Why, because a progressive verb to exist in any verb phrase, there must be a be-verb helping it. The proper phrasing should have been "Has been being."
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