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Quiz: Writing for business, July 4



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
quiz, writing for business

Which is correct?

Each of the servers _____ partitioned.
a. is
b. are


Answer: a

Explanation

Ignore the prepositional phrase “of the servers.” The pronoun each is singular and requires a singular verb.

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