Not only 1 the principal 2 but also the students 3 was laughing 4 No Error 5 ........

English ( Master) Subject-Verb Agreement

Read each sentence given below and find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any will be one of the parts of the sentence which are marked as 1,2,3 and 4. If there is no error, the answer will be (5) i.e. No error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Not only (1) / the principal (2) / but also the students (3) / was laughing. (4) / No Error (5)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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Explanation:

Answer(4)
(Replace 'was' with were'.
When two subjects are joined by 'not only...but also', the verb must agree with the second subject. The correct sentence should be: Not only the principal but also the students were laughing.)