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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line from a news report: Yesterday, two man were rescued from a deep sewer by a policeman.
  1. (a) Error: man | Correction: men
  2. (b) Error: rescued | Correction: rescue
  3. (c) Error: from | Correction: for
  4. (d) Error: by | Correction: in
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Model Answer

(a) Error: man | Correction: men

"Two" is a plural subject, so the plural noun "men" (not the singular "man") must be used.

Explanation

The sentence has two persons, so the plural form "men" is required. "Man" is singular; "men" is its irregular plural. The verb "were" is already correctly plural. Options (b), (c), and (d) introduce errors where none exist.

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