In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error Either Avika or Nikunj are...........

English (CPO) Error correction

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

Either Avika or Nikunj are going to win the prize in the handwriting competition.

This questions was previously asked in

SSC CPO 13th-March-2019-Shift-1

Either Avika

or Nikunj

in the

are going to

Correct Option 4:are going to

Let's analyze the sentence:

"Either Avika or Nikunj are going to win the prize in the handwriting competition."

Rule:
When using "Either...or", the verb agrees with the subject closest to it (i.e., the second subject).

Here, the subject closest to the verb is "Nikunj", which is singular.
So, the verb should also be singular, not plural.

Incorrect Segment:
"are going to" → Incorrect (plural verb used)

It should be: "is going to"

So, the correct sentence will be "Either Avika or Nikunj is going to win the prize in the handwriting competition."

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