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Q · Subject Verb Agreement (Syntax)Medium · 45s
Directions:- Find out the Error in each of the following sentences, if any. If there is no error, your answer is “D”: The supervisor noticed that (A) one of the employees were (B) involved in unfair activities outside the office. (C) No error (D)
TopicSubject Verb Agreement (Syntax)
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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Use 'was' instead of 'were'; the singular subject 'one of the employees' requires 'was.'
Final Answer: Option B - one of the employees were