Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. operates
The entire world, along with the lives of the people in it, (5) operates on trust.
Subject-verb agreement:
When the subject is singular, the verb associated is also singular. Here, the subject is the world (grammatically singular) and so the verb will be singular i.e. operates. Also, the sentence is in present tense.
Hence, operates is the correct answer.