Spot the Errors - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 26635

Q.  This news were (1)  /  broadcast (2)  / all over the world (3)  / from ABC Radio. (4)  / No Error (5)
- Published on 01 Feb 17

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ANSWER: 1
 
Replace 'were' with 'was'. Nouns, that are plural in appearance but are singular in meaning, take a singular verb. e.g. news, statistics, politics etc.

The correct sentence should be: This news was broadcast all over the world from ABC Radio.

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