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Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below:

Ravi, as well his sisters, always _____ his mother's permission before going out.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 (seek) -> Plural verb form, but the subject "Ravi" is singular.

Option 2 (seeks) -> Singular verb form that agrees with the subject "Ravi"; correct collocation with "permission."

Option 3 (attempt) -> Doesn't form a proper collocation with "permission."

Option 4 (ask) -> Incomplete collocation; we "ask for permission," not "ask permission."


Hence, Option 2 (seeks) -> In constructions with "as well as," the verb agrees with the first subject (Ravi - singular), not the phrase that follows. "Seeks permission" is also the correct idiomatic expression. -> correct

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