Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Grammar · easy
Choose the word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence: "The news surprising."
- are
- were
- have
- is
Answer
D. is
Solution
"News" is grammatically singular even though it ends in -s, so it takes "is."
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