there _____ a ver long debate on the issue.
Which of the following names the sentences subject and a verb that agrees with that subject?
A.there;is
B.there;was
C.debate;was
D.debate;were
i pick B.
and if not B. it has to be C.
C is correct.
There is never the subject.
To identify the subject and verb that agree with the subject, we need to analyze the sentence. In this case, the subject is "debate" because it is the main idea or focus of the sentence. The verb that agrees with the subject is "was" because it matches the singular form of the subject.
Therefore, the correct answer is C. debate; was