In the following sentence four words or phrases have been underlined. One of…
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In the following sentence four words or phrases have been underlined. One of them is incorrect. Choose the INCORRECT word or phrase from the given options:
Forty-eight special trains was run over the past two days from Kerala to Chennai and other areas to rescue the people stranded in Kerala floods.
- A.
standard in Kerala floods
- B.
over the past two days
- C.
to rescue
- D.
was run
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Correct answer: D
The subject of the sentence is Forty-eight special trains, which is plural, so the verb must also be plural.
Hence, “was run” is incorrect.
It should be “were run.”
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