Directions: The undergiven sentence has been divided into three parts (A), (B) and (C). One of these parts may contain an error. You have to mark that part. If there is no error, mark (D).
Everyone in the room (A) were shouting (B) when the teacher entered the class. (C) No error (D)
B
Correct answer
Explanation
The error is in (B) 'were shouting'. The subject 'Everyone' is grammatically singular, even though it refers to multiple people. Therefore, it requires the singular verb 'was' instead of the plural 'were'. The correct sentence should read 'Everyone in the room was shouting when the teacher entered the class.' This is a common error where the logical plurality of 'everyone' overrides its grammatical singular requirement.