Question

Choose the correct alternative for the underlined portion: 
Nothing please her more than reading books and magazines.

• A. please
• B. have pleased
• C. pleases
• D. are pleasing

Hint:

Indefinite pronouns like "nothing," "something," "anything," "everyone," "everybody," "no one," and "nobody" are always singular and take a singular verb.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Identify the subject of the sentence. The subject of the sentence is "Nothing".

Step 2: Determine if the subject is singular or plural. "Nothing" is an indefinite pronoun that is always treated as singular.

Step 3: Apply the subject-verb agreement rule. A singular subject requires a singular verb. In the simple present tense, the singular form of the verb "please" is "pleases". The corrected sentence is: "Nothing pleases her more than reading books and magazines."