Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the following sentence.
Can you please make sure that all the guest are gathered on the stage before the performance begins?
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. guests are gathered by.
Error / Concept:
“guest” → singular, should be “guests” (plural) because it refers to multiple people.
Preposition “on” is correct for stage.
Verb “are gathered” correctly agrees with plural subject.
Correction:
all the guests are gathered on
Final Sentence:
Can you please make sure that all the guests are gathered on the stage before the performance begins?
Conclusion:
The correct substitution fixes subject-verb agreement and retains the proper preposition.