Multiple choice

Directions: Correct the error (if any) for the underlined part of the following sentence. If there is no error then choose option 4.

The easiest of the thing to do is to ask the address from the postman.

  1. of the things to do

  2. among the things to do

  3. of the things to be done

  4. no improvement needed
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Error of subject-verb agreement. Words like 'one of', 'which of', etc are followed by pural nouns. Here, it means 'one of the easiest', so it should be followed by a plural noun. Thus, 'thing' should be replaced with 'things'.

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