Question

Correct the error for the sentence given below:
In the world. All the major rivers of North India originates from here.
A. Originating
B. Originate
C. Origination
D. No change

Answer 1

Hint:A subject- verb agreement states that a subject and a verb must agree with each other in numbers. If a subject is singular, the verb to be followed should also be singular and if the subject is plural, the verb to be followed should also be plural. We will apply the same rule here to fetch the correct answer.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to figure out the correct answer with the help of the above stated hint.

Originating: The subject in the given sentence is “rivers” which is in plural form. The word ‘originating’ is the verb followed which is not in a plural form. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Originate: The subject in the given sentence is “rivers” which is in plural form. The word ‘originate’ is the verb followed which is in a plural form. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Origination: The subject in the given sentence is “rivers” which is in plural form. The word ‘origination’ is the verb followed which is not in a plural form. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

No change: We have encountered the change as option B. Therefore, this is an invalid option.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note:In a sentence, the singular or plural form of the verb depends upon the subject of the sentence, as explained in the above stated hint. Let us have a closer look at such examples:
The list of the items are kept on the desk. (Incorrect).
The list of items is kept on the desk. (Correct).