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Question : The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No Error’ as your answer.

It was Ravi, not his friends, / who were shouting / at late hours last night.

Option 1: It was Ravi, not his friends,

Option 2: No Error

Option 3: who were shouting

Option 4: at late hours last night.


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: who were shouting


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

The correct verb should be "was" instead of "were" to match the singular subject "Ravi". The structure of the sentence consists of "the introductory clause", a relative pronoun clause referring to "Ravi", and a prepositional phrase indicating the time.

So, the correct sentence should be: "It was Ravi, not his friends, who was shouting at late hours last night."

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