Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
My parents __________ a new stereo.
a) Has
b) Have
c) Have get
d) Has got

Answer 1

Hint:In the options that are given for the above question we can see there are auxiliary verbs that are used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.

Complete answer:
 A verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. It is the grammatical center of the predicate in a sentence. Here, we have auxiliary verbs (as the options for the above-given questions) is a verb that is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.
The verb ‘have’ is a root verb and is generally used alongside the pronouns like – ‘I/you/ we etc. and plural nouns. Generally, ‘have’ is a present tense word. Now, the auxiliary verb ‘has’ is used with pronouns like – ‘He/ she/ it, etc. and singular nouns.
Now, let us see what the different options are and how they can be used –
Option (a) – has: is incorrect as this is used with singular nouns whereas, the subject in the question is in plural form.
Option (b) – have: is correct as this is used with plural nouns. Since the subject in the question is in plural form. Have can be used to fill the blank.
Option (c) – have get: ‘get’ has the same implications as ‘have’ but is less formal. But the phrase ‘have get’ is not the correct fit for the above sentence. Hence, this is not the correct answer.
Option (d) – has got: this is used in the case of a third-person singular noun. Hence, this is not the correct solution.
Therefore, the correct solution is an option (b), i.e. have. This makes the sentence as – ‘My parents have a new stereo.

Note:
 In the case of the above question, the subject is in the plural form and not in the singular form. Remember has is used in case of singular form and has is used in plural form.