Question

Identify the part of the sentence which contains a grammatical error:
"Each of the students have submitted their assignments on time."

• A. Each of the students
• B. have submitted
• C. their assignments
• D. on time

Hint:

Tip: Check verb form agreement with singular indefinite pronouns like “each”.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The sentence provided is: "Each of the students have submitted their assignments on time." The objective is to identify the part containing a grammatical error. Let's analyze the sentence:  

1. Each of the students: Here, 'Each' is a singular pronoun. When it is followed by a prepositional phrase like 'of the students', the verb should agree with the singular pronoun 'Each'.

2. have submitted: The error lies here. The verb 'have' is plural, but it should be singular to match the singular subject 'Each'. Therefore, it should be 'has submitted'.

3. their assignments: This phrase is correct because 'their' refers to 'students', which is plural in the context of assignment ownership.

4. on time: This is a correctly used adverbial phrase modifying when the action of submitting occurred.

The correct form of the sentence should be: "Each of the students has submitted their assignments on time."

Answer 2

Step 1: Subject-verb agreement 
“Each” is singular, so the verb should be singular: “has submitted”.

Step 2: Analyze pronoun 
Though “their” is plural, it is often used for singular indefinite pronouns in modern English for gender neutrality.

Step 3: Error is in verb “have submitted” 
It should be “has submitted”.