Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence. There was some drawing-pins in my desk. - English Language MCQ Staff Selection Commission 2026 | ExamTest.live

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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence. There was some drawing-pins in my desk.

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

In sentences beginning with "there", the verb must agree with the actual subject that follows it. Here, "drawing-pins" is a plural noun, so it requires a plural verb. "was" is singular (incorrect). Option D ("There are some") correctly uses the plural present verb "are" to match "drawing-pins".

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Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence. There was some drawing-pins in my desk.

There is some

There has some

Theirs some

There are some

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