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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line: Bread and butter ______ my favourite breakfast.
  1. (a) is
  2. (b) am
  3. (c) are
  4. (d) has been
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Model Answer

(a) is

"Bread and butter" is treated as a single unit (one item), so it takes a singular verb — is.

Explanation

When two things are habitually combined and referred to as a single concept (e.g., "bread and butter," "rice and curry"), the verb is singular. This is a standard Subject-Verb Agreement rule tested in CBSE grammar. Options (b) "am" is for first person singular, (c) "are" is plural, and (d) "has been" is grammatically possible but contextually unnatural here — "is" is the correct and expected answer.

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