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    Question

    A. By the time the guests arrived, the event

    coordinators has already set up the venue for the ceremony. B. They had been waiting for their turn to speak since the meeting began three hours ago. C. Neither of the proposals were accepted due to budget constraints imposed by management. D. Each member of the committee should submit their report before the end of the month. E. Somebody should have returned their phone to the front desk after the event concluded. Out of the five statements given below, only one is grammatically correct. Choose the correct statement as your answer.
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E E Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    A. Incorrect: "has" should be "had" to match the past tense. B. Correct: Correct use of past perfect continuous tense. C. Incorrect: "were" should be "was" because "neither" is singular. D. Incorrect: "their" is often used, but some might argue for "his or her" for formal correctness. E. Incorrect: "Somebody" should take "his or her" for formal correctness.

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