In the following sentence, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part, which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the alternative that indicates No improvement needed.
Seven Indians was among the 15 killed on Monday in a bus collision in Kuwait, officials said.
A. are among
B. were among
C. will be among
The correct answer is option 2, i.e. Only B.
The given sentence is in past tense and ‘seven Indians’ is plural. Hence, ‘was’ must be replaced with ‘were’.
Hence, the sentence can be correctly written as-
Seven Indians were among the 15 killed on Monday in a bus collision in Kuwait, officials said.