Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence.

Every nook and corner of the house were unclean.

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 05 Dec 2022 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is: of the house was unclean

Key Points

The error lies in the subject-verb agreement.
The basic rule states that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb.
Replace 'were' with 'was' to correct the sentence.
When two or more singular nouns joined by ‘AND’ are preceded by ‘EACH’ and ‘EVERY’ the pronoun must be singular.
- For example- Every student and every teacher took his or her seat.
So, 'was' should be used here.
The meaning of "every nook and corner" is every place: everywhere: every part of the house.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Corrected sentence: Every nook and corner of the house was unclean.