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Option 3 : which was buried beneath

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सही उत्तर which was buried beneath है।

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Spot the error: "The archaeologists discovered a hoard of ancient coins which was buried beneath the temple courtyard."

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The archaeologists discovered
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a hoard of ancient coins
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which was buried beneath
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Correct Answer: which was buried beneath

The relative pronoun "which" refers to "coins", which is plural, so the verb must be "were buried", not "was buried". Words like "hoard" do not change the number of the noun the clause modifies.

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