Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Shakespeare's' Othello' along with several other dramas are going to be played at the theatre.

  1. are going to be played at the theatre.

  2. were going to be played at the theatre.

  3. are going to be played on the theatre.

  4. is going to be played at the theatre.

  5. is going to be played on the theatre.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation for (1): The sentence bears error of subject-verb agreement. The subject 'Othello' is singular and should be followed by singular verb 'is', not by 'are'.

Explanation for (2): This option does not rectify the error of subject-verb agreement. Besides it changes the tense from present to past.

Explanation for (3): This option does not rectify the error of subject-verb agreement. Besides it introduces another error of preposition by replacing 'at' by 'on'.
Justification for (4): The sentence bears error of subject-verb agreement. The subject 'Othello' is singular and it should be followed by singular verb 'is' not by 'are'. This option  corrects the error. Explanation for (5): This option rectifies the error of subject verb agreement but it introduces another error of preposition by replacing 'at' by 'on'.

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