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Option 3 : were surprised at the result
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Detailed Solution
सही उत्तर were surprised at the result है।
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prepsnap.in • Part -AQuestion:
Identify the part containing the error: "Not only the students but also the teacher were surprised at the result."
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Not only the students
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but also the teacher
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were surprised at the result
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No error
Correct Answer: were surprised at the result
With "not only... but also", the verb agrees with the nearer subject. Since "the teacher" is singular, the verb must be "was" rather than "were".
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