Question
Passer-by are often curious to see a Western face
behind the waffle irons, and he sells hundreds of waffles a day. Directions : In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by four phrases. Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No improvement is required’, mark 5) as the answer.Solution
Here, 'passer-by' is singular. 'Passers-by' is the plural form and 'are' is to be used. So, only option 2 is correct. Passers-by are often curious to see a Western face behind the waffle irons, and he sells hundreds of waffles a day.
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