Question

Those of us who _____ in regions covered with forests and surrounded by hills.
A) live
B) will be living
C) lives
D) are living

Answer 1

Hint: The given question asks us to choose a correct verb form that suits the tense and situation present in the given statement. A Singular Noun must be followed by a Singular Verb and a Plural Noun by a Plural Verb. Tense means the time at which the action of the verb takes place.

Complete answer:
Present, Past and Future are the three different main tenses. In English, the three principle tenses can take four primary angles: simple, perfect, continuous (also known as progressive), and perfect continuous.

Now let us analyze the given options:
Option A) live: The above option is correct as 'live' is used to tell that a person stays at that place. Here ‘us’ is plural, implying a group of persons which makes the verb 'live' suitable as it is used for plural nouns. Hence, it is the right answer.
Option B) will be living: The above option is incorrect as ‘will be living’ is in the future tense. For example, I will be living here from next month onwards. But the statement provided in the question is in the present tense.
Option C) lives: The above option is incorrect as 'lives' is used for singular nouns. For example, she lives here. Here, ‘us’ is plural. Hence, the subject is plural, the given option is wrong.
Option D) are living: The above option is incorrect as 'are living' is used in a statement to state a fact that people are living there. For example, they are living here. Thus, this fact will be given importance in the statement. But the statement is emphasizing the fact that the region is covered with forests and surrounded by hills. Hence, the given option is wrong.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note:
- Tenses structure the foundation of the English language. The strained, which is generally fitting to communicate the thought, ought to be utilized; else the assertion/question would communicate something inverse to what you needed to state or compose. Right utilization of tense will infer the utilization of the right type of action word with appropriate helper.
- A complex sentence is a sentence that consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Even though an independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, a dependent clause having a subject and a verb cannot stand alone.