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Improving the sentence · Question 8 of 80

Question 8

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Choose the best replacement for the words in brackets. If they are correct as they are, choose "No improvement".

Each of the boys [were given] a book.

Options for question 8

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. The subject is "each", which is singular: "Each of the boys was given a book."

Concept
"Each of" takes a singular verb
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