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Difficulty: MediumSubject-Verb Agreement (Concord)

Complete the sentence by supplying the grammatically correct word in the blank.

Answer:More than one candidate 【has】 submitted an application for the prestigious scholarship award this year.

Answer

The correct word to fill the blank is 'has'.
The correct word is 'has'. In formal English grammatical concord, the structure 'more than one' followed immediately by a singular countable noun (candidate) strictly takes a singular verb ('has').

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the subject phrase and head noun structure.
The subject structure begins with the expression 'More than one' modifying the singular noun 'candidate'.
Establishing the noun phrase structure is necessary to determine subject-verb agreement.
2
Apply the rule of concord governing the phrase 'more than one'.
When 'more than one' modifies a singular noun, grammatical concord requires a singular verb.
Although the semantic meaning implies multiple candidates, grammatical agreement in formal English follows the singular form of the noun 'candidate'.
3
Select the correct singular auxiliary verb for the past participle 'submitted'.
The auxiliary verb 'has' forms the correct present perfect tense with 'submitted'.
'Has' agrees in singular number with 'More than one candidate'.

Key Concept

Concord with 'More Than One'
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