Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
All the girls____present at the wedding ceremony of Sushmita which was organized in a grand hotel.
a) But Rashmi was
b) Except Rashmi was
c) Except Rashmi were
d) Only Rashmi were
Sol:
All the girls but/except one(singular noun) is a plural phrase and is always treated as a plural subject because it denotes the whole group except one, so it takes plural form of the verb.
