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  • Question 1
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    Neither of the two men have the right cast of face to fit the role in the film.
    Solution
    In the given sentence, 'neither' is used as an indefinite pronoun. Indefinite pronouns do not refer to a specific or definite person or thing. As the subject of a verb, an indefinite pronoun is usually singular, and the form of an indefinite pronoun isn’t affected by gender or person. One mustn't confuse the indefinite pronoun 'neither' with the pair of correlative conjunctions 'neither-nor'.
    Since the subject of the sentence, 'neither,' is singular, the verb 'have' does not agree with it. 'Have' is used with plural nouns while 'has' is used with singular nouns. Hence option B is the correct answer. 
    Options A and D are incorrect because any form of the verb 'have' does not agree with the singular subject 'neither'.
    Option C is incorrect because the verb 'are' is commonly used with a plural subject while 'neither' is a singular subject in the given sentence.
  • Question 2
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    Neither his teddy bear nor his scooter were to be found in his room.

    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word. [Basic]
    Solution
    The correct answer is option B. The rule is when two singular nouns are connected by nor, they take a singular verb. Here, 'teddy bear' and 'scooter' refers to singular noun thus 'was' is the correct verb to be used. 
  • Question 3
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    Either he or I has to attend the reception.
    Solution
    The subject-verb agreement rule for 'either...or' and 'neither... nor' says that the verb will agree with the subject that is closest to it. The proximity of the subject to the verb is the only thing that matters when it's a question of 'either...or' or 'neither ...nor'.
    There option A is the correct answer as the verb 'have' agrees with the subject, 'I', which is closest to it.
    Options B and D are incorrect because the verb 'has' is only used with the pronouns he, she, it or with singular nouns. It does not agree with the subject/ pronoun 'I'.
    Option C is incorrect because in standard English there simply is no usage as 'I is'.

  • Question 4
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    Neither they nor I are to compete in this race.
    Solution
    The subject-verb agreement rule for 'either...or' and 'neither... nor' says that the verb will agree with the subject that is closest to it. The proximity of the subject to the verb is the only thing that matters when it's a question of 'either...or' or 'neither ...nor'.
    Option C is the correct answer because in standard English 'I' is always followed by the verb 'am'. 
    Option A is incorrect because 'were' is used in the second person singular and plural (you, your, yours) and first and third person plural (we, they). It cannot be used with the first person singular 'I'.
    Option B is incorrect because there is no usage as 'I is' in standard English.
    Option D is incorrect because the verb 'are' is used with plural nouns and does not agree with the singular noun 'I'. 
  • Question 5
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    Many a man have made this mistake.

    Solution
    The fixed expression 'many a/an' is more formal than the single word 'many'. Like the pronoun 'many', 'many a/an' is also used to indicate a large number of something. However, it takes a singular noun, which can be followed by a singular verb. 
    According to the stated rule, option A is the correct answer because the verb 'has' is used with singular nouns. 
    Options B, C and D are incorrect because 'have' is used with plural nouns.
  • Question 6
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    Choose the option that indicates the error in the sentence.
    Either of the solutions you have proposed are acceptable to the union, whose members are willing to compromise.
    Solution
    With words like 'either', we use a singular verb. In this sentence, 'either of the solutions' means 'any one out of two solutions.' Hence, the right phrase would be 'is acceptable...' and not 'are acceptable.'  Option B is thus the correct answer.
  • Question 7
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    None of the cousins were found playing in the garden that day. [Basic]

    Solution
    When 'none' is followed by 'of', look at the noun in the of-phrase (object of the preposition). If the object of the preposition is singular, use a singular verb. If the object of the preposition is plural, use a plural verb.
    Option D is the correct answer because the object of the preposition, 'cousins', is plural and verb used, 'were', is plural as well. 
    Option A is incorrect because the sentence is in the past tense and 'are' is in the present tense.
    Options B and C are incorrect because 'was' and 'is' are singular verbs and thus would not agree with the plural object 'cousins'.
  • Question 8
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    Politics are not for the weary and faint-hearted. [Intermediate]
    Solution
    Option C is the correct answer because when we are talking about Politics as a field of study or in the general sense, we use singular verbs like 'is' with it. 
    Options A and B are incorrect because 'will be not' and 'are meant not' are grammatically incorrect.
    Option D is incorrect because the plural verb 'are' does not agree with the singular noun 'Politics'.
  • Question 9
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    Mathematics is for those who love numbers and equations. [Basic]
    Solution
    Option D is the correct answer because when we are talking about Mathematics as a field of study or in the general sense, we use singular verbs like 'is' with it. 
    Options A, B and C are incorrect because Mathematics is a singular noun and we use the verbs 'have', 'are' and 'were' with plural nouns. 
  • Question 10
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    Choose the option that best corrects the underlined word.

    Every man and every woman have certain basic human rights. [Intermediate]
    Solution
    When two singular subjects (man and woman) preceded by 'each' or 'every' are connected by ‘and’, the verb should be singular. Therefore option C is the correct answer because the verb 'has' is used with singular nouns.  
    Options A and B are incorrect because 'have' is used with plural nouns. 
    Option D is incorrect because we use 'has had' in the present perfect tense when the main verb is 'had' which is the past participle of the root verb 'have'. When talking about general truths like human rights, it is common in standard English to use the simple present tense.
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