In the following question, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the no error option. Both Radhika as well as (A)/ her sister took part  (B)/ in their annual day concert.  (C)/ No error. (D)?

Option 1 : A

The error lies in part A of the sentence. Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

The error lies in part A of the sentence because both is always followed by and; not by ‘as well as’ or ‘else’. Both and as well as are not used together. For example: (a) ‘Rakhi had both a facial and a massage.’ (b) ‘Rakhi had a facial as well as a massage’. Also, it must be noted that phrases like as well as, added to, along with, coupled with, in addition to and together with, inserted between subject and verb don’t alter the verb. For example: The teacher along with the students was awarded for planting trees in the school premises’.

Here, in the above sentence since the verb is plural (‘their’), hence the subject must also be plural. Therefore ‘and’ must be used.

Thus, the correct sentence is-

Both Radhika and her sister took part in their annual day concert.