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    Question

    Either my brother or his friends is

    lying. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark "No Error" as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).
    A Either my Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B brother or Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C his friends Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D is lying Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Replace ‘is’ with ‘are’. In the sentence of ‘either.. or’ type, the verb takes the form of the noun closest to it. Here ‘friends’ is plural, thus plural verb ‘are’ will be used.

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