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    Question

    Identify the part of the sentence that contains an

    error. If there is no error in the given sentence, then mark option 4 i.e., 'no error' as the answer. The number of students (1)/ in the class have (2)/ increased significantly (3)/ over the past year. (4)
    A The number of students Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B in the class have Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C increased significantly Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct verb is 'has' instead of 'have' because  the subject 'The number of' is singular.

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