The father / as well as the sons were / mysteriously missing / from the house.
A. The father
B. as well as the sons were
C. mysteriously missing
D. from the house
E. No Error
Answer: Option B
Solution (By Examveda Team)
Change, were into was When two subjects are joined by as well as the verb agrees with the first subject. Above in the question the firs subject is The Father which is a singular so we need to use first firm of the verb which is 'was' instead of 'were'.This Question Belongs to Competitive English >> Common Error Detection
Thanks kumar chandan
I do not understand how was came instead of were
Sir if we took such a sentence that is....The father and his sons were mysteriously missing from his house........wat error will be in this sentence. .plz help
The sentence should be The Father and his sons were mysteriously missing from THEIR house.
When two singular pronouns (or one singular and one plural) are joined with AND it becomes plural.