Discussion
In the sentence below, a part is printed in bold. Choose the alternative that best replaces it. If no improvement is needed, choose ‘No correction required’.
The results of the examination was announced yesterday afternoon.
Answer: C
Correct answer: were announced
The subject is the results, plural, so the verb is were announced. Of the examination is a prepositional phrase and cannot supply the subject. This is the mirror image of the trap that usually appears in these questions. Ordinarily a singular head noun is followed by a plural one - the quality of the products is - and the ear is pulled towards the plural. Here the head noun is plural and the noun after of is singular, so the same inattention produces the opposite error. Either way the remedy is identical: strike out everything between the head noun and the verb, and read what remains. The results were announced settles it. The tense and voice are otherwise right - a completed action at a stated past time takes the simple past, and the results received the action, so the passive is correct.
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