allery**The students who arrived late ___ to remain in the corridor.** Which is correct?
Awas asked
Bwere asked
Cis asked
Dhad asked
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. were asked
Subject 'students' is plural → 'were'.
The restrictive clause 'who arrived late' doesn't change subject-verb agreement
we look at the main subject.
'Was' is singular; 'is asked' is wrong tense and number
'had asked' is active voice and wrong meaning.
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