Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence has been split into three parts (A), (B) and (C). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D).

Either one of us (A)/ are capable of lifting (B)/ this heavy load. (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. In this sentence, ‘either’ is the subject. As a grammatical rule, ‘either’ takes singular verb (is), and not plural verb (are) when acting as the subject of a sentence.

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