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    Question

    In these questions some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and indicate it corresponding to the appropriate letters. If there is no error, indicate corresponding to the last option.

    The officer as well as (A)/ the assistants absented (B)/

    themselves from the office (C)/ No Error (D).
    A The officer as well as Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B the assistants absented Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C themselves from the office Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No Error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Replace ‘themselves’ by ‘himself’. As the main subject is ‘The officer’ which is a singular noun and by sub-verb agreement rule, nouns/pronouns, connected with ‘with’, ‘along-with’, ‘together with’ ‘as well as’, ‘like’, ‘unlike’, ‘besides’ etc. take the verb after them according to the first noun. Hence option ‘C’ has the error.

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