Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence :
"All the students and teachers _______ this book."
Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence :
"All the students and teachers _______ this book."
Solution
The correct option to complete the sentence "All the students and teachers _____ this book." is like.
When we have a plural subject such as "All the students and teachers," we need the base form of the verb "like" (not the third-person singular "likes"). This follows the subject-verb agreement rule in English where plural subjects take the base form of the verb in the present tense.
Why other options are incorrect:
"Likes" would only be correct with a singular subject
"Liking" is a gerund/present participle and doesn't work as the main verb in this simple present tense sentence
"Are like" changes the meaning and isn't the simple verb form needed here
Hence, the correct answer is Option 2.
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