Multiple choice

Directions: Find out which part of the following sentence has an error. If there is no error, (d) is the answer.

After the painting competition, (a)/ each of the students were (b)/ given a certificate for participation. (c)/ No error (d)

  1. (a)

  2. (b)

  3. (c)

  4. (d)

  5. .
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as this part of the sentence has the error. Here, the usage of pronoun ‘each’ makes the subject singular and hence, with a singular subject, a singular verb (was) is to be used and not a plural verb (were).

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