Question
Given below is a sentence with an error. The error is in
one part of the sentence. Below the sentence are given the options containing the parts of the sentence. Choose the option which contains the error. The scientist meticulously reviewed the data, ensuring that no detail, no matter how insignificant, were overlooked during the final analysis.Solution
The subject “no detail” is singular, so it requires the singular verb “was” rather than “were.” “no detail... was overlooked”
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