Direction: In the following questions, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark (1), (2) or (3). It there is No error, your answer is (4).
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Solve the question according to given instruction
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- In Singapore
- my brother-inlaw with his wife
- were present at the function.
- No error.
Correct Option: C
was will replace were because –
When words are joined by with, together with, as well as, etc. the Verb agrees with the first Subject.
Hence, Singular Verb was will be used.
Look at the examples given below :
The Prime Minister with all the members of his cabinet has arrived.
Vibha as well as her friends was punished.
Hence, was present at the function is the right usage.
