Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/ part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/ part of the sentence at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (d).
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The gentry of the town was invited.
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- is invited
- has been invited
- were invited
- No improvement.
Correct Option: C
As we know that ,
Gentry is plural in number.
So , replace with was invited :- were invited
The correct sentence will be :-
The gentry of the town were invited.
Thus , option C will be required answer.