Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The Centre’s bid to dispel the pall of gloom over the economy (have been helped) in recent weeks by a rating.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2, i.e. has been helped.
- It is accurate to use 'has' in this sentence because firstly the indication of tense is in the present form and secondly Centre is in it's singular form. We use 'has' after singular form of words and 'have' after plural forms.