Select 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.

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  1. Many a battle was
  2. No Improvement
  3. Much battle was
  4. Many battle were

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Option 1 : Many a battle was
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The 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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