Sentence Correctionmedium · Past Paper
Identify the part that contains an error: Not (a) / only he (b) / but also (c) / his father were present (d).
ANot
Bonly he
Cbut also
Dhis father were present
✓ Correct Answer: D — his father were present
The verb agrees with the closer subject 'father', so it should be 'was'.
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