Which of these sentences is correct?
Which of these sentences is correct?
Answer: B. A lot of people were invited. — Answer: "A lot of people were invited." Why: "A lot of" with a plural count noun takes a plural verb. "People" is plural, so use the plural past passive verb…
- A.
A lot of people was invited.
- B.
A lot of people were invited.
- C.
A lot of people is invited.
- D.
A lot of people have been invited.
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Correct answer: B
Answer: "A lot of people were invited."
Why:
"A lot of" with a plural count noun takes a plural verb. "People" is plural, so use the plural past passive verb "were invited."
Why the others are not the best choice:
- "A lot of people was invited." and "A lot of people is invited." are incorrect because they use singular verbs with the plural noun "people."
- "A lot of people have been invited." is grammatically correct but uses the present perfect passive, which implies a different time frame/meaning than the simple past. The question's intended correct simple past form is "were invited."