Question

The cricket council that was [A] / were [B] elected last March is [A] / are [B] at sixes and sevens over new rules.
The critics censored [A] / censured [B] the new movie because of its social unacceptability.
Amit’s explanation for missing the meeting was credulous [A] / credible [B].
She coughed discreetly [A] / discretely [B] to announce her presence.

• A. BBAAA
• B. AAABA
• C. BBBBA
• D. AABBA
• E. BBBAA

Hint:

In vocabulary-grammar mixed questions, check both grammatical agreement and contextual meaning.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

1. “Council” as a collective noun here is treated as plural → were → B.
2. “Censured” means criticized formally, correct in context → B.
3. “Credible” means believable → correct choice → B.
4. “Discreetly” means tactfully or without drawing attention → correct here → A.
5. “Is” matches singular reference to council as an entity in this clause → A.
Thus, the sequence is \(\boxed{\text{BBAAA}}\).