Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at 1, 2 and 3 that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
The equipment were faulty.
(1) equipment were
(2) equipments are
(3) equipment was
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 2
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 4
Correct Answer: 3
Solution : The correct answer is the third option.
There is an error in the subject-verb agreement in the sentence. "Equipment" is singular and should be followed by the singular verb "was". The other options are grammatically incorrect since they do not follow proper grammatical structure.
Therefore, the correct statement should be: "The
equipment was
faulty."
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