Question

Choose the correct form of the noun to fill the blank in the below sentence:
Today one of the state government ___________ has resigned from the cabinet.
a) minister
b) ministerz
c) ministers
d) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint:Since they have already mentioned “one of the” so we already get the hint that they are talking about more than one person.

Complete answer:
 Option a is wrong because it cannot be a singular person if they are talking about “one of the” people. “One of the” means they are talking about one thing or person among a number of things and persons. For example, I want one of the few apples on the table. So I want one apple among the many apples kept on the table. “One of the state government minister” does not sound correct and is grammatically wrong as well.
Option b is wrong because there is nothing called “ministerz” in the English language. This option has been given to confuse the students. Be careful about such options. Such confusion can be avoided by having a strong vocabulary.
Option c is the correct answer because the noun is supposed to be plural. So when we use “one of the”, we mean we are talking about one among many. Therefore, “one of the state government ministers” is correct.
Option d does not apply since we already got the correct option from the remaining three. This option has been given, once again, to confuse the students.

Note:
Some options are given to confuse us such as options b and d. Always read the question carefully and try to figure out the answer without looking at the options. This helps to eliminate the incorrect option provided you know the answer to the question.