Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list option from the list provided.
Three-quarters of the hostel …….. been painted and three-quarters of the students …… moved in.
- has/ has
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has /have
- have / has
- have / have
The correct answer is: B
Explanation
Have is the root verb and is used alongside the pronoun I / You / We / Ye and They and plural noun. Generally, have is a present tense word. Has is used alongside the PRONOUNS He / She / It and Who and SINGULAR NOUNS.
Three-quarters of the hostel is a singular noun because it refers to a part of one object. Three-quarters of the students is a plural noun because it refers to more than one student.
Hence the sentence would read;
Three-quarters of the hostel has been painted and three-quarters of the students have moved in.