JAMB - English Language (2003 - No. 8)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
Three quarters of the people in the village ....... killed but only half of their huts ......... affected?
Three quarters of the people in the village ....... killed but only half of their huts ......... affected?
were / were
was / was
were/ was
was /were
Explication
Were; is a second person singular past, plural past.
The speaker is reporting an event that had already happened, affecting multiple people and their residents.
Three-quarters of the people in the village were killed, but only half of their huts were affected