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

    A.

    There is some

    B.

    Theirs some

    C.

    There has some

    D.

    There are some

    Correct option is D


    Subject-Verb Agreement:
    · “Drawing-pins” is plural, so the verb must agree with it.
    · “There are” is used with plural countable nouns
    Correct Answer: (d) There are some
    "Drawing-pins" is plural, so “ are” is the correct verb. The correct sentence uses the plural helping verb.
    Correct Sentence:
    There are some drawing-pins in my desk.

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