Question

Fill in with most appropriate word-
How old _______Mr. And Mrs. White?
_________ 50 and 48.
a) Is/they
b) Are/they're
c) Are/theyre
d) Is/they are

Answer 1

Hint: Read the given phrase/sentence carefully. Try to make out the meaning of it and find the subject or the predicate or the main object of the sentence.

Complete answer:
 There are two blanks in the given question. The two phrases convey that someone is asking the age of Mr. and Mrs. White, and the other person replies that they are “50 and 48” years old. We have to choose the correct option from among the four.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct option-
Option ‘a’ is Is/they. It cannot be the correct answer as we cannot use ‘I’ in the first blank, as we have to fill it with a plural form, and ‘I’ is a singular form.
Option ‘b’ is Are/they're. This is the correct option as there is a usage of a plural helping verb in the first blank and ‘they’re' in the second, which is correct. 'They're' is ‘they are', it is also in plural form.
Option ‘c' is Are/theyre. It cannot be the correct option as there is no such word as ‘theyre’. This is a grammatically incorrect word and cannot be used anywhere.
Option ‘d’ is Is/they are. It cannot be the correct answer as we cannot use ‘I’ in the first blank. Hence, option ‘b’ is the correct option.

Note:
All the other options are plausible distractions. An apostrophe (‘) is very important for words like ‘they’re’. Without an apostrophe, the words cannot function.