Sentence Improvement – 54

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54. More than one person was killed in accident.

(a) were killed
(b) are killed
(c) have been killed
(d) No improvement

Answer
Answer : (d)
Explanation
Explanation : The expression more than one + noun, though plural in sense, is followed by a singular verb. Example: More than one person has died in the accident. Explanation provided by: Samy Kumar. Updated on 4th Aug 2018.
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