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The English . . . . . English.

A. speak

B. spoke

C. spoken

D. is spoken

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The first English refer to the Englishmen. So, "The English speak English" is the correct sentence.

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Comments ( 13 )

  1. Rezaul Karim
    Rezaul Karim :
    4 days ago

    Speak is right because when we use 'the' before a common noun it indicates plural.So, it takes 'speak' instead of 'speaks'

  2. Kpatil Patil
    Kpatil Patil :
    4 weeks ago

    It should be speaks

  3. Abdul Sattar
    Abdul Sattar :
    9 months ago

    Speaks is suitable

  4. Shahzad Hussain
    Shahzad Hussain :
    12 months ago

    Why we not use spoken?

  5. H AbuBakar
    H AbuBakar :
    2 years ago

    But how we can understand that english is for one man or men
    It may be speaks

  6. Zeba Hassan
    Zeba Hassan :
    2 years ago

    It should be "speaks" Not "speak"

  7. Subhamay Saha
    Subhamay Saha :
    2 years ago

    It should be speaks not speak.

  8. USAMA JAWAD
    USAMA JAWAD :
    2 years ago

    sir this sentence is present indefinite so the "The English speaks English"

  9. Meban 8
    Meban 8 :
    2 years ago

    i think the correct answer us speaks since The English is singular

  10. Naimatullah Naimatullah
    Naimatullah Naimatullah :
    3 years ago

    I think if English refers to a man that should used speaks

  11. Naimatullah Naimatullah
    Naimatullah Naimatullah :
    3 years ago

    But sir how we know that English means English a man or more than

  12. Abdus Salam
    Abdus Salam :
    3 years ago

    Why Not Speaks??

  13. Shravan Parmar
    Shravan Parmar :
    4 years ago

    Why are we not using speaks...

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