Question

    Read the sentence to find out whether there is any

    grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If the sentence is errorless, mark 'no error' as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).   Each of the participants (A) were given a certificate (B) for their outstanding performance (C) in the competition (D) No error
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The subject "Each of the participants" is singular, so the verb should be "was" instead of "were" to maintain subject-verb agreement.

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