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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option. Edible flowers _______ made up of a large group of flowers that have different characteristics.
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
Edible flowers _______ made up of a large group of flowers that have different characteristics.

A.

was

B.

were

C.

is

D.

are

Correct option is D

The correct option to fill in the blank is (d) are.
Explanation: "Edible flowers" is a plural subject, so it must be followed by the plural verb are.
Example: Edible flowers are used in various cuisines around the world.
Why other options are incorrect:
· (a) was – Singular past tense, incorrect for plural subject
· (b) were – Plural past tense, but sentence is in present tense
· (c) is – Singular verb, incorrect for plural noun “flowers”
�� Information Booster:
✅ Subject-Verb Agreement Rule – Plural subjects take plural verbs (no –s/es in present tense).

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