Question
Direction: In the sentence given below, a part is
highlighted and suggestions for its correction are given below the sentence. Choose the correct option, which can improve the original sentence without changing its meaning. If the highlighted part is correct, select ‘No improvement required’ as your answer. Even with the myriad of challenges and obstacles, successfully completing the marathon were quite an achievement, was it? A. was quite an achievement, was it? B. was quite an achievement, wasn't it? C. were quite an achievement, weren’t they?Solution
The subject of the sentence is "successfully completing the marathon," which is singular. Therefore, the verb should be in the singular form "was" instead of "were." If the main sentence is positive, the question tag is negative, and if the main sentence is negative, the question tag is positive.
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