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GATE 2017 ME (ME2) – Question 1

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

The ways in which this game can be played ______ potentially infinite.

  1. is
  2. is being
  3. are
  4. are being

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Correct answer: (C) are

Explanation

The grammatical subject is the plural noun ways. The intervening relative clause does not change subject-verb agreement. Therefore ways **are** potentially infinite, **C**. Are being would introduce an inappropriate ongoing passive construction.