In each of the following questions, choose the option that best completes the gap(s). Each of the reports ______ been carefully reviewed by the committee
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In each of the following questions, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Each of the reports ______ been carefully reviewed by the committee
Answer Details
This sentence again tests subject-verb agreement with the singular indefinite pronoun "each." The structure "Each of the reports ______ been carefully reviewed by the committee" requires a singular auxiliary verb to agree with "each."
The correct auxiliary is has, giving: "Each of the reports has been carefully reviewed by the committee." This is the present perfect passive voice: has + been + past participle.
"Have" is the plural form and would be correct if the subject were "the reports" alone, but the actual subject is "each," which is singular. "Is" and "are" would create the simple present passive ("is/are reviewed"), but the sentence structure includes "been," which requires "has" or "have" as its auxiliary. Since "each" is singular, only "has" fits.
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