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Select suitable verb form:
I can't find my binoculars. Do you know where __________?
  1. it is
  2. it was
  3. they are
  4. they were

A
it was
B
they are
C
they were
D
it is
Solution
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'Binoculars' is a plural noun. The singular form is 'binocular', but it's never used in singular form. It's always referred to as a pair: a pair of binoculars, or just binoculars.
Option C: 'They' is a plural pronoun for binoculars. 'Are' is a plural verb that refers to them.
Since the noun (binoculars) is plural, the verb 'are' will also be plural. This is called subject-verb agreement.
Hence option C is correct.
Option A: 'It' and 'is' are both singular. They do not refer to the plural noun.
Option B: 'It' and 'was' are also singular. 'Was' is a past tense verb.
Option D: 'Were' is a past tense verb and the plural form of 'was'. It agrees in number to 'binoculars', but not in tense. The sentence is n the present time. 'I can't find' refers to 'now'. Hence the sentence is in present.
So, options A, B and D are wrong.

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