Parts of the following sentence are given as options. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
A large number of student have participated in this music video.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. of student
- As per the rules of subject-verb agreement, a plural countable noun is used after A number of/ A large number of/ A great number of and is further followed by a plural verb.
- Therefore, instead of 'student', we should use 'students'.
The correct sentence is-
A large number of students have participated in this music video.