Question : Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required'.
We made sure our new house were closer to a good primary school when moving home last summer.
Option 1: was close
Option 2: No substitution required
Option 3: were closed
Option 4: was closing
Correct Answer: was close
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
Explanation : Were should be replaced with was , as the subject (the house) is singular. This maintains the proper subject-verb agreement in the sentence.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: "We made sure our new house was close to a good primary school when moving home last summer."
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