Question : Find out the part which contains an error of subject-verb agreement:
Amit as well as some of his enemies have fallen in love with chemistry, which is the most convoluted subject.
Option 1: No error
Option 2: have fallen in love with chemistry, which
Option 3: is the most convoluted subject
Option 4: Amit as well as
Option 5: some of his enemies
Correct Answer: have fallen in love with chemistry, which
Solution : With as well as, the farther subject rule is applied. Thus, the verb has to agree with Amit, which is singular. The correction thus, is ‘has fallen’.
The boss of the company as well as his employees are planning to take an action against the people who pelted stones.
Option 1: his employees are planning
Option 2: to take an action against
Option 3: No error
Option 4: The boss of the company as well as
Option 5: the people who pelted stones
The criminal along with his henchmen are coming tomorrow to create trouble in the peaceful city.
Option 2: henchmen are coming tomorrow
Option 3: in the peaceful city
Option 4: to create trouble
Option 5: The criminal along with his
More than one successful student of this college have interacted with the most sought after celebrities found in the nation.
Option 1: More than one successful student of this college
Option 2: have interacted with
Option 3: found in the nation
Option 4: No error
Option 5: the most sought after celebrities
Many a man along with some colleagues are speaking with the owner of the shop to ensure better parking.
Option 1: some colleagues are
Option 2: No error
Option 3: the shop to ensure better parking
Option 4: Many a man along with
Option 5: speaking with the owner of
Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
As is usual with stories of this genre, / in spite of their varying socio political realities, / the youngsters have fallen in love / with each other madly.
Option 1: the youngsters have fallen in love
Option 2: with each other madly
Option 3: in spite of their varying socio political realities
Option 4: As is usual with stories of this genre
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