Subject verb Agreement Test - 5

Explanation of the Answer: The sentence given is:"Each of these yo-yo champions (A) / give the same advice: you have to risk (B) / whacking yourself in the head a few (C) / times to master the really challenging tricks. (D)"The error in the sentence is in part (B).Reason for the error: - The subject of the sentence is "Each of these yo-yo champions," which is singular.- The verb that corresponds to this subject is "give," which is plural.Correction: - To correct the error, the verb "give" should be replaced by its singular form, "gives."- The corrected sentence will be: "Each of these yo-yo champions (A) / gives the same advice: you have to risk (B) / whacking yourself in the head a few (C) / times to master the really challenging tricks. (D)"

The correct sentence should be:A: Four miles - This part of the sentence is correct as it states the distance.B: is not a long distance - The subject "Four miles" is singular, so the verb should also be singular. Therefore, "are" should be replaced with "is."C: for a young person like you. - This part of the sentence is correct as it provides context for the statement.D: error in (B) - As explained above, the error is in part B of the sentence.

The error in the sentence is in part B. Here's the explanation:Incorrect Sentence: He, like the other members of his family, were left shelter less as a result of flood in the town.Error: - The verb "were" is incorrect because it does not agree with the singular subject "He."Correct Sentence: He, like the other members of his family, was left shelterless as a result of the flood in the town.Correction: - Change "were" to "was" to match the singular subject "He."- Combine "shelter" and "less" to form the correct adjective "shelterless."- Add the definite article "the" before "flood" for better clarity.

The correct answer is B: "are prepared to come."Explanation:The error in the sentence is in the subject-verb agreement. In the original sentence, "none" is the subject, and "are prepared" is the verb. "None" is a singular pronoun, so the verb should also be in its singular form.The corrected sentence should be:A: In old age, none of the relatives B: is prepared to come C: to the help of the old and the sick. D: no error

The error in the given sentence is in part B. The corrected sentence should be:Corrected Sentence: - I don't think five thousand rupees is a large sum for the work you are going to undertake.Explanation: - When referring to an amount of money as a single entity, we should use a singular verb. In this case, "five thousand rupees" is considered as a single amount, so the verb "is" should be used instead of "are".

The error in the sentence lies in part A.Correct Sentence: It was the students who wanted the teacher to declare a holiday.Explanation:- The subject in part A should be "It was" instead of "It were" because "it" is a singular pronoun and should be followed by the singular verb "was."- Also, add an article "a" before "holiday" in part C.Here's the explanation in bullet points:A: It were the students - Replace "It were" with "It was" because "it" is a singular pronoun.B: who wanted the teacher - No error in this part.C: to declare holiday. - Add the article "a" before "holiday" to make it "to declare a holiday."D: no error - This option is incorrect as we found an error in part A.

The error is in part C of the sentence. The correct sentence should be:Everyone of the new Nursing Homes (A) / coming up in the urban areas (B) / needs a lot of improvement.(C) / no error(D) Explanation:- The subject of the sentence is "Everyone of the new Nursing Homes," which is singular.- The verb "need" should agree with the singular subject and therefore should be changed to "needs" in part C of the sentence.

The error in the given sentence is in part B: "are needed to pass"The correct sentence should be: "Two thirds of the majority is needed to pass the resolution for the impeachment of the President."Explanation:- The subject of the sentence is "Two thirds of the majority," which is considered a singular entity. Therefore, the verb should agree with the singular subject.- The correct verb to use with a singular subject is "is" instead of "are."So, the corrected sentence with proper subject-verb agreement is:Two thirds of the majority is needed to pass the resolution for the impeachment of the President.

Replace ‘were ’by ‘was

The error in the given sentence is in part A. The correct sentence should be:There are dozens - The correct expression is "dozens of" when referring to an unspecified large number of something.- "Dozen" should be pluralized to "dozens" when used with "of."So, the corrected sentence is:There are dozens of Geography books lying in the shelf of my personal library, and you can use them whenever you like.