Verbal Ability - Spotting Errors - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Spotting Errors - Section 1 (Q.No. 98)
Directions to Solve
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
98.
(solve as per the direction given above)
Answer: Option
Explanation:
is quite disturbing
Discussion:
9 comments Page 1 of 1.
Neel said:
1 decade ago
The expression the number is followed by a singular verb while the expression a number is followed by a plural verb.
Niki said:
9 years ago
"The number of" takes plural noun but singular verb with it whereas "A number of " takes both plural noun and verb.
Sushant said:
1 decade ago
If the keyword "number of" is appearing in a sentence then the verb should be singular.
Vijay said:
9 years ago
'the number of ' takes singular verb while 'a number of ' takes plural verb.
Soumya said:
1 decade ago
"a number of" is used with plural nouns. There is no error in the sentence.
Vijay said:
1 decade ago
When ever we use "The number of" it should be followed by a singular verb.
Cool said:
9 years ago
The number of means "singular" and a number of means "plural".
Edwin said:
1 decade ago
Why not are instead of is ?
Dhananjay said:
7 years ago
Yes, you are right @Niki.
Post your comments here:
Quick links
Quantitative Aptitude
Verbal (English)
Reasoning
Programming
Interview
Placement Papers