Mumps_______ a terrible disease.
- A. Is
- B. Are
- C. Have
- D. None of these
Explanation
Although “mumps” ends in -s, it is the name of one disease and therefore takes the singular verb “is.” Similar disease names such as measles are commonly treated as singular.
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