Q
Medium 1 Mark
English Subject-Verb Agreement
Forty-eight hours _____ passed since the accident was first reported.
Explanation
A specific span of time is treated as one unit, so the singular verb 'has' is correct.
Reference: Skoolyst English Grammar Series , Page 1
Hint
Time spans behave like single units, similar to amounts and distances.
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