Agreement/Concord - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 291:

• JAMB 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
..... yet about the principal?

A. Are there any news
B. Are there some news
C. Is there any news
D. Is their any news

Question 292:

• JAMB 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Gone are the days when he ... enjoy patronage.

A. Would
B. Will
C. Used to
D. Could

Question 293:

• JAMB 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
A number of suspects were paraded .... the victim of the robbery

A. In front
B. Before
C. For
D. To

Question 294:

• JAMB 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If you want peace, you .... prepared for war

A. Had better
B. Have better
C. Had better got
D. Had better get

Question 295:

• JAMB 1986

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If only we .... we could have overcome the difficulty

A. Had persevered
B. Have persevered
C. Had persevere
D. Persevered