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      Question

      Identify the erroneous part of the sentence.

      Not only the administrative staff / but also the principal investigator / were heavily questioned / during the internal audit.
      A Not only the administrative staff Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B but also the principal investigator Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C were heavily questioned Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D during the internal audit Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      When subject components are connected by the correlative conjunction "not only... but also...", the verb must agree with the closer subject. "The principal investigator" is singular, so the verb must be changed from "were heavily questioned" to "was heavily questioned."

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