Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 03:11
Question:
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:134:"The percentage of advertising spending on television advertising ______ 43% in 2012 and this increased only marginally to 45% in 2017.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:3:"was";i:1;s:4:"were";i:2;s:2:"is";i:3;s:3:"are";}}
Answer:
a
TOEIC Reading 5 Category:
content access:
2
answer explanation:
<p>The correct answer is <strong>(A) was</strong>.</p>
<p>In this sentence, we are talking about the percentage of advertising spending on television advertising in two different years: 2012 and 2017. Since we are referring to past events, we need to use the past tense of the verb "to be," which is "was." The verb should agree with the subject "The percentage of advertising spending on television advertising," which is singular. Therefore, the correct verb form is "was."</p>
lesson_link:
toeic-reading/subject-verb-agreement