WAEC - English Language (2006 - No. 31)
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Only one of the contestants..........able to answer the question correctly
Only one of the contestants..........able to answer the question correctly
can be
are
was
were
Erläuterung
"Only one of the contestants was able to answer the question correctly."
"Only one" refers to a singular subject, so it requires a singular verb. Therefore, "was" is the correct verb to use here.