- AHalf of the rooms are empty.
- BEleven people were rescued from the fire.
- CAll of the cities in New York is being affected by the rain yesterday.
- DSome of the Online shows are very interesting.
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Concept: A plural subject needs a plural verb, and a past time marker needs a past tense.
- 'All of the cities' is plural, so 'is' is wrong.
- 'yesterday' shows finished past action, so 'is being affected' is also wrong.
- Fix: replace 'is being affected' with 'were affected'.
- A, B and D are fine: 'Half of the rooms are', 'Eleven people were', 'Some of the shows are'.
Trick: With 'all/some/half of + noun', the verb follows the noun after 'of' – plural noun, plural verb.
Answer: (C) All of the cities in New York is being affected … yesterday.
अवधारणा: बहुवचन कर्ता के साथ बहुवचन क्रिया आती है, और 'yesterday' जैसे शब्द के साथ Past tense आता है।
- 'All of the cities' बहुवचन है, इसलिए 'is' गलत है।
- 'yesterday' बीता हुआ समय बताता है, तो 'is being affected' भी गलत है।
- सुधार: 'is being affected' की जगह 'were affected'।
ट्रिक: 'all/some/half of + noun' में क्रिया 'of' के बाद वाले noun के अनुसार चलती है।
उत्तर: (C) All of the cities in New York is being affected … yesterday.
