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    Question

    Find out the error according to the grammar and context of

    the given sentences. If there is no error, mark option 5, i.e. No error. (Ignore the punctuation errors, if any.) Forecasters warned of dangerous winds (1)/ from Florida all the way north (2)/ to New Jersey, while heavy rain were (3)/ likely across New York and New England (4) / no error (5)
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    "Rain" is an uncountable noun, and with uncountable nouns, we use the singular verb "was", not "were."The sentence is talking about heavy rain (singular), so the correct verb form is "was".Thus, the error is in (3), and the corrected sentence would be:"Forecasters warned of dangerous winds from Florida all the way north to New Jersey, while heavy rain was likely across New York and New England.

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