Correct the underlined phrase, if necessary:
Cliff Richard, or Harry Webb as he was originally called, were award-winning artists, amassing many gold and platinum discs and awards during career highs.
a)
were highly acclaimed artists
b)
was an award-winning singer
c)
were internationally known singers
d)
NO CHANGE
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Question

Correct the underlined phrase, if necessary:
Cliff Richard, or Harry Webb as he was originally called, were award-winning artists, amassing many gold and platinum discs and awards during career highs.

a)
were highly acclaimed artists
b)
was an award-winning singer
c)
were internationally known singers
d)
NO CHANGE

Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Answer

Explanation:

Subject-Verb Agreement:
The underlined phrase 'were award-winning artists' should be corrected to 'was an award-winning singer' to ensure subject-verb agreement. The subject 'Cliff Richard' is singular, so the verb 'was' should also be singular.

Correct Answer:
The corrected phrase should read: 'Cliff Richard, or Harry Webb as he was originally called, was an award-winning singer, amassing many gold and platinum discs and awards during career highs.'

Answer

Answer will be (B)!This is because Cliff Richard IS Harry Webb i.e they are the same person. Thus ‘was’ will be used as they are a SINGLE person.

Answer

Option B

Answer

Option B is correct because the question is asking about one person only so it will be 'Was' .

Answer

There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural. When we speak about one person / thing, we use the noun in singular form. When we speak about more than one person / thing, we use the noun in plural form.
When the sentence has the word 'or', we must consider the number of the subject that is closest to the verb. Here, both subjects are one person. Hence, the verb must be singular. The correct answer is B) Was an award-winning singer, since it is the only option that has the singular verb 'was'. In the given sentence, we are referring to one person Cliff Richard, who was also called Harry Webb, therefore, according to Subject-Verb-Agreement rules, we must use a singular verb as our subject is singular.

Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

C

Answer

Option B is correct answer

Answer

The correct answer is B

Was an award-winning singer, since it is the only option that has the singular verb 'was'. In the given sentence, we are referring to one person Cliff Richard, who was also called Harry Webb, therefore, according to Subject-Verb-Agreement rules, we must use a singular verb as our subject is singular.

Answer

B

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