Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the option that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select 'No Improvement'.
Many battles was fought on the soil of India.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'Many a battle was'.
Key Points
- The underlined part in the given sentence is erroneous.
- Here, 'Many a battle was' should be used instead of 'Many battles was'.
- Only Option 1 makes a cohered sentence because as per the subject-verb agreement rule 'Many a' should be followed by a singular noun and helping verb.
- The given sentence would have been correct had there been 'were' in place of 'was'.
- Thus, the correct answer is Option 1.
Correct Sentence: Many a battle was fought on the soil of India.
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