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(Q.1 - 20): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No Error" as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

One of my friends were so intelligent that he got through Harvard in the first attempt.

Q: One of my friends were so intelligent that he got through Harvard in the first attempt.

replace ‘were’ with ‘was’ In simple form one of or one of the, a singular verb is used.

A One of my friends

B were so intelligent

C that he got through

D Harvard in the first attempt

E No error

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One of my friends were so intelligent that he got through Harvard in the first attempt.

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