Question

Fill in the blank with suitable word:
Bread and butter ___ wholesome food.
A) are
B) is
C) has
D) have

Answer 1

Hint: In the given question, we have to identify the appropriate auxiliary verb keeping in mind the rules of singular and plural form of sentences. An auxiliary verb is used with a main verb to help express the main verb's tense, mood, or voice. They are also called helping verbs.

Complete answer:
Let us evaluate the options:
Option A) are – This option is incorrect because bread and butter refer to a single collective notion for which the plural form “are” cannot be used. Here both the bread and butter are given a single quality of being wholesome and thus we cannot use “are”.
Option B) is – This option is correct because bread and butter refer to the single notion of being “wholesome food” for which we use the singular verb “is”.
Option C) has – This option is incorrect because “has” is used with the pronouns- he, she, and it. Has is generally used with singular nouns. It is not so in the given case since there are no such pronouns.
Option D) have – This option is incorrect because “have” is used with the pronouns- I, you, we, and they. It is generally used with plural nouns. This is not so in the given case since the given sentence is not plural and has no such pronouns.

Hence option ‘B’ is the correct answer i.e, Bread and butter is wholesome food. – is the final answer.

Note: When two singular nouns joined by ‘and’ refer to the same person or thing, the verb is singular. However, when two subjects are joined by ‘and’, the verb is plural. For example - My friend and his father are in England - Here “are” is appropriate instead of “is”.