Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence:
Many a student _____ the significance of continuous assessment tests until the final semester.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. fails to realize
- Step 1: The idiomatic quantifying structure 'many a' is followed by a singular countable noun and must take a singular verb.
- Step 2: The singular present verb is 'fails to realize'.
Answer
fails to realize.
Why not the others: 'Fail', 'have failed', and 'are failing' treat the phrase as plural, violating standard concord.
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