Multiple choice

The manager told the newly arrived[a] hotel guests that there were[b] a piano in the lobby with live jazz[c] on Friday and Saturday starting at[d] eight o'clock.

Find out the part having error

  1. a

  2. b

  3. c

  4. d

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The subject 'a piano' is singular, so the verb must also be singular. 'There were' is plural - it should be 'there was a piano'. Subject-verb agreement requires matching singular subjects with singular verbs.