Question

Four parts of the following sentence have been underlined. If there is any mistake in usage, syntax etc., it is only in the underlined parts. Choose the underlined part which is not acceptable in standard English. If all of them are acceptable, choose 'E'.

There have been heavy rainfall yesterday. NO ERROR.
A B C D E

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D
• E. NO ERROR

Answer 1

The correct option is B B

Part B of the sentence is incorrect. The plural verb 'have' does not agree with the singular noun 'rainfall', it is used with plural nouns. For the sentence to be grammatically correct 'have' should be replaced with 'has' so that it agrees with the singular noun subject. Hence option B is the correct answer.

Options A, C and D are incorrect because the rest of the sentence is grammatically correct.

Option E is incorrect because there is an error in the given sentence.