Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option…

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Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.
Every students in the hostel decided to travel to Delhi to witness the Republic Day parade.

  1. A.

    Republic Day Parade.

  2. B.

    to witness the

  3. C.

    decided to travel to Delhi

  4. D.

    Every students in the hostel

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Correct answer: D

The error lies in the phrase "Every students".

Grammar Rule: In English, the determiner "Every" is used only with singular countable nouns. It denotes the totality of the members of a group, but it functions grammatically as a singular subject.

Correction: Because "every" requires a singular noun, the correct construction should be "Every student".

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