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Question : Comprehension:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Salvador Dali (1)________ a prominent Spanish surealist painter, (2)______ in Figueres, Catalonia, on 11 May 1904. Dali's father was strict in the education of his children unlike (3)________ mother. Dali had a brother named Salvador (4)_____ was born nine months before him and died of gastroenteritis. When he was five, Dali was taken to his brother's grave and was told that he was his brother's (5)_______.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

Option 1: was

Option 2: were

Option 3: has

Option 4: is


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: was


Solution : The correct choice is the first option .

Was is the appropriate choice for the sentence, as it is the correct form when we talk about a singular noun in the past tense.

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