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Question : The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.

The number of students / attending their classes / are constantly decreasing / in our university.

Option 1: The number of students

Option 2: attending their classes

Option 3: in our university

Option 4: are constantly decreasing


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Correct Answer: are constantly decreasing


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

The subject of the sentence is "the number", which is a singular noun. However, the verb "are" is plural. In English, the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number. In this case, the correct verb should be singular to match the singular subject.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: The number of students attending their classes is constantly decreasing.

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