Identify the error in the following sentence.
Each girl and each boy was given a red pencil.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → No error
When two singular nouns joined by "and" are each preceded by each or every, the verb is singular, because each person is thought of separately.
Option 1: Each girl and each boy — No error. "Each" is correctly used before each singular noun.
Option 2: was given — No error. The singular verb "was" agrees with "each girl and each boy".
Option 3: a red pencil — No error. Each child received one pencil, so the singular "a red pencil" is right.
The sentence is correct as it stands.
Example: Every man and every woman was asked to vote.