Question

Passer-by are often curious to see a Western face behind the waffle irons, and he sells hundreds of waffles a day.

Q: Answer-Passer-by are often curious to see a Western face behind the waffle irons, and he sells hundred...

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.

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.

A Passer-bys are often curious to see

B Passers-by are often curious to see

C Passers-by is often curious to see

D Passer-by are often curious to seeing

E No improvement required

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