Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate word between the two provided in brackets.

Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate word between the two provided in brackets.
i)Either they or I.........to go .(am/are)

ii)Not only you but also Jim ................mistaken.(/was)

iii)My friend and neighbor Piccolomino, .....................piano well.(play/plays)

iv)A coach and four horses ........rattling down the king's road.(was/were)

v)The hop,skip and jump................ no longer a common game even at track events.(is /are)

vi)Each man ,woman and child ..........received some sort of souvenir to take home.(has/have)

vii)Each actor,each crew member and each person connected with the production ..........presented with some sort of recognition for the play's success.(were/was)

viii)Every officer and ..................(was/were) there to answer to ..................(his their )name at roll call.

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i)am

ii)was

iii)plays

iv)was

v)is

vi)has

vii)was

viii)was,their

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marto answered the question on October 7, 2017 at 06:32

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