Question

Fill in the blank with the most suitable verb:
Bill hasn’t finished his work but we _____.
a) have
b) do
c) don’t
d) doesn’t

Answer 1

Hint: A verb is a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence. A verb is the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have to find out which of the verbs given to us in the options is the plural positive form of ‘hasn’t’, as the same action is being carried out by both ‘Bill’ and ‘we’, the difference is that ‘Bill’ is singular and ‘we’ is plural, thus, the verb that will be used after ‘we’ should also be in plural form.
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question-
Option (a.), 'have', refers to ‘cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.’ Therefore, option (a.) is correct as it is the plural positive form of ‘hasn’t’.
Option (b.), ‘do', refers to ‘carry out or perform an action.’ Therefore, option (b.) is incorrect as it is not the plural positive form of ‘hasn’t’.
Option (c.), ‘don’t', refers to the contraction of do not. Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it is not the plural positive form of ‘hasn’t’.
Option (d.), ‘doesn’t', refers to the contraction of does not. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it is not the plural positive form of ‘hasn’t’.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of plural forms, be it in nouns or verbs or any other type of word. The plural form is the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. For example- do, are, boys, etc.