Select the word segment from the given options that substitutes the highlighted word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully: -
Each of the participants were given a certificate.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. was given
Error concept: Subject–verb agreement.
What is wrong: The subject “Each of the participants” is singular, but the verb used is “were” (plural).
Grammatical concept: When the subject is “Each of …”, it always takes a singular verb.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “were” makes the sentence grammatically incorrect, as it mismatches the singular subject.
How to correct: Replace “were” with “was”.
Correct phrase/ correction: was given
Final sentence: Each of the participants was given a certificate.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.