Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C) and (D). Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct.

The quality of Mr. Kapoor's speeches (A) on 'Increasing Public Awareness” (B) were (C) better (D) than that of Mr. Arora. (E) No error

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D
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B Correct answer
Explanation

(was). In the sentence, the problem lies in locating the right subject. The correct subject is not 'speeches', it is 'quality'; which is singular, so the verb used will be also singular.

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