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Option 3 : and everyone were asked

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सही उत्तर and everyone were asked है।

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Question:

Spot the part containing the error: Scarcely had the meeting begun when the fire alarm rang and everyone were asked to evacuate the building.

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Scarcely had the meeting begun
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when the fire alarm rang
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and everyone were asked
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to evacuate the building

Correct Answer: and everyone were asked

"Everyone" is singular and takes a singular verb: "everyone was asked". The inversion in (a) after "Scarcely" is correct.

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