Questions :
Options :
- It is a well known fact
- that a large part of Mandela’s life
- were spent in the prison
- No Error
correct answer : c)
“It is a well known fact that a large part of Mandela’s life were spent in the prison.”
You are to identify the part of the sentence with the grammatical error.
🔍 Step-by-step Analysis:
“It is a well known fact” ✅
– This is grammatically correct.
“that a large part of Mandela’s life” ✅
– This phrase is also fine; it’s the subject of the next verb.
“were spent in the prison” ❌
– 🔴 Error found here.
Subject: a large part → singular
Verb used: were → plural ❌
✅ Correct verb: was
So it should be: “was spent in the prison”
✅ Correct Answer:
Option C — “were spent in the prison” ❌
✔️ Corrected Sentence:
“It is a well known fact that a large part of Mandela’s life was spent in the prison.”