Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 02:54
Question:
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:141:"According to a study by Skytrax, lost luggage ______passengers' number-one complaint last year, beating even flight delays and cramped seats.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:4:"were";i:1;s:3:"was";i:2;s:3:"are";i:3;s:2:"is";}}
Answer:
b
TOEIC Reading 5 Category:
content access:
2
answer explanation:
<p>According to a study by Skytrax, lost luggage <strong>was</strong> passengers' number-one complaint last year, beating even flight delays and cramped seats.</p>
<p>The correct answer is <strong>(B) was</strong>.</p>
<p>In this sentence, "lost luggage" is the subject of the sentence. Since "lost luggage" is a singular noun phrase, we need to use a singular verb to agree with it. The correct singular verb form is "was".</p>
lesson_link:
toeic-reading/countable-and-uncountable-nouns