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The given sentence has been broken up into three different parts. The error, if any, will be in any one part of the sentence . Select the option which contains the part of the sentence which has an error (spelling, grammatical or contextual). If there is no error, choose option D.   The number of accidents in which workers have got maimed (A) in the automobile sector are more than (B) the number of injuries reported by any other industry (C) No error (D)

The given sentence has been broken up into three different parts. The error, if any, will be in any one part of the sentence . Select the option which contains the part of the sentence which has an error (spelling, grammatical or contextual). If there is no error, choose option D.   The number of accidents in which workers have got maimed (A) in the automobile sector are more than (B) the number of injuries reported by any other industry (C) No error (D) Correct Answer B

The error lies in part B; use “is” instead of “are”

Key Points

  1. “A number of” is followed by plural noun/pronoun and plural verb
  2. “The number of” is followed by plural noun/pronoun but singular verb.

Correct Sentence:- The number of accidents in which workers have got maimed in the automobile sector is more than the number of injuries reported by any other industry

Important Points

  • In the above sentence “are” changes into "is" according to the rule - {The number of + Plural noun + Singular verb} and not by “automobile sector”.
  • Students generally think that this change took place due to "nearest noun - automobile sector" which is not the correct approach for the above statement. Here the verb is indicating the number of accidents. And the number of is followed by singular verb.

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