Select the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer. More than one man (A) were killed(B) in the massacre.(C) No error(D)

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Q. Select the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error. If there is no error, mark 'No error' as your answer.
More than one man (A) were killed(B) in the massacre.(C) No error(D)

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

Correct Answer - Option(A)

Explanation by: Deepak Sahoo

Use 'men' instead of 'man'
Rule: For "more than one" there can be the following structures.- 

More than one+Noun(singular)+verb(singular)  OR
More+Noun(plural)+than one+Verb(plural)

In the given sentence 2nd structure is to be followed hence we shall use 'plural noun'- men instead of singular noun- 'man'

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