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    Question

    Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

    Shooting as well as horse riding (A) are taught to

    cadets (B) at the National Defence Academy (C) every morning. (D) / No error (E)
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The verb agrees the number of the main subject when the subject is followed by ‘with’, ‘along with,’ ‘together with,’ ‘as well as’ etc, so 'are' should be replaced with 'is'.

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