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    Question

    The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

    Each of the students were given a certificate.

    A Each of the Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B students were Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C given a certificate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The phrase "Each of the students" is singular and should be followed by a singular verb. The correct form is "Each of the students was given a certificate." Therefore, the segment containing the error is "students were."

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