Question

Choose the correct form of auxiliary verb from the given options.
School education ____________ a drastic change.
a) need
b) needs
c) needing
d) is need

Answer 1

Hint:A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. It is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence. For example, riding, dancing and singing.

Complete answer:
In the given question, the noun ‘school’ is singular. The sentence is in the simple present tense.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question:

Option (a.), 'need', refers to the simple present tense form of the verb ‘need’ for a plural subject noun.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as we need a singular auxiliary verb.

Option (b.), ‘needs', refers to the simple present tense form of the verb ‘need’ for a singular subject noun.
So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Option (c.), ‘needing', refers to the participle form of the verb ‘need’.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as we need a singular auxiliary verb.

Option (d.), ‘is need', refers to
Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as we need a singular auxiliary verb.

Note:
An auxiliary verb is a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with.
The primary auxiliary verbs in English are be, do, and have.