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Question 81

There ___ several unopened boxes beside the lift.

  1. is
  2. was
  3. be
  4. areCorrect answer

Explanation

Several unopened boxes is plural, so the uncontracted existential construction requires the present plural verb are. Is and was are singular, while be cannot act as the finite verb without an auxiliary.

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Question 81: There ___ several unopened boxes beside the lift. · English Subject-Verb Agreement · Questena