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SSC CGL English Language & Comprehension chapters

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  1. English Grammar — The Rules Tested Every Year
  2. Reading Comprehension II: Story, Editorial and Report Passages
  3. Vocabulary — Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms & One-Word Substitution
  4. Sentence Structure & Transformation — Voice, Narration, Jumbles & Cloze
  5. Reading Comprehension — Method & Practice Sets

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From the chapter: English Grammar — The Rules Tested Every Year

Spot the part that contains an error: The number of students in this school (A) / have increased (B) / considerably (C) / over the last five years (D).

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Answer: B.

The subject is the number, which is singular, so the verb must be has increased. The plural noun students sits inside the phrase of students and cannot govern the verb. Contrast A number of students have increased their scores, where a number of genuinely means several and takes a plural verb. Remember the pair: the number of … is / A number of … are.

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