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Question : Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error.
New furniture were ordered for the primary classes.

Option 1: for the

Option 2: primary classes

Option 3: New furniture

Option 4: were ordered


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: were ordered


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The error in the sentence lies in the subject-verb agreement. "Furniture" is treated as an uncountable noun, and when referring to it as a whole, it should take a singular verb. In the corrected version, "New furniture was ordered", the singular verb "was" matches the singular noun "furniture".

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