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    Question

    The number of students selected was more than the

    number of students who did not participate. In each of the following sentences, one part of the sentence is emboldened. In the options, four alternatives are given. Find out which alternative could replace the phrase in bold to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If the phrase is correct, select option 5, “No improvement required” as your answer.
    A The number of student selected was more than Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The number of students selected were more than Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The numbers of student selected were more than Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The numbers of students selected was more than Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No improvement required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The given sentence is correct. Here, ‘the number’ is the noun. So, ‘was’ is the correct verb to be used. Also, ‘the number of students’ is correct, not ‘number of student’.

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