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Question: Find the mistake: \'Either the teacher or the students was responsible for the project.\'

Options:

  1. No error
  2. Either the teacher
  3. or the students
  4. was responsible

Correct Answer: was responsible

Solution: 

When using \'either/or\', the verb should agree with the nearest subject, which is \'students\' (plural), so it should be \'were\'.

Find the mistake: 'Either the teacher or the students was responsible for the pr

Practice Questions

Q1
Find the mistake: 'Either the teacher or the students was responsible for the project.'
  1. No error
  2. Either the teacher
  3. or the students
  4. was responsible

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Find the mistake: 'Either the teacher or the students was responsible for the project.'
  • Subject-Verb Agreement – The rule that the verb must agree in number with its subject.
  • Either/Or Construction – In constructions using 'either/or', the verb typically agrees with the nearest subject.
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