Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
The students was given the task of penning down a short write-up.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The students was.
- The given sentence contains an error in subject-verb agreement.
- Here, the subject of the sentence is "students," which is a plural noun, so it should take a plural verb "were" instead of "was," which is a singular verb.
Therefore, the correct sentence is:
"The students were given the task of penning down a short write-up."