In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap(s):

Many candidates ..... to realise the difference between written and spoken English

  • A fails
  • B fail
  • C have failed
  • D is failing
jamb 1987english-language

The correct answer is B. fail

The sentence “Many candidates … to realise the difference between written and spoken English” requires a verb that agrees with the subject “candidates” and is in the present tense.

The correct answer is B. fail 

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