Direction: Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer. If…
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Direction: Find out which part has an error and mark it as your answer. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
Half of (A)/ the apples (B)/ was rotten. (C)/ No error (D)
- A.
(A)
- B.
(B)
- C.
(C)
- D.
(D)
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Correct answer: C
Solution
The correct answer is - '(C).'
Key Points
The error lies in Part (C) of the sentence.
When you use half or half of in front of a singular noun or pronoun, you use a singular form of a verb after the noun or pronoun.
Example: Half of it was destroyed in a fire.
When you use half or half of in front of a plural noun or pronoun, you use a plural form of a verb after the noun or pronoun.
Example: Half of them were still married.
Therefore, the use of 'was' in Part (C) of the sentence should be replaced by 'were' to make it grammatically correct.
Hence, the correct answer is '(C).'
Correct sentence: Half of the apples were rotten.
Additional Information
Countable nouns, as the term suggests, refer to things that can be counted.
They have singular and plural forms.
Example: table, tables; month, months; pen, pens.
Uncountable nouns cannot be counted.
They have a singular form and do not have a plural form.
Example: dirt, rice, information, furniture, and hair.