Identify the sentences that are error free :
(A) The player were provided with inhospitable accommodations during the 2022 sports meet.
(B) The players were provided inhospitable accommodation in the 2022 sports meet.
(C) The players were provided inhospitable accommodation in a 2022 sport meet.
(D) The players was provided inhospitable accommodations in the 2022 sports meet.
(E) The players were provided with inhospitable accommodation during the 2022 sports meet.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B) and (E) Only
(A) The player were provided with inhospitable accommodations during the 2022 sports meet. — Incorrect.
- The singular subject "player" cannot take the plural verb "were".
- It should be "players".
- Correct form: The players were provided with inhospitable accommodations during the 2022 sports meet.
(B) The players were provided inhospitable accommodation in the 2022 sports meet. — Correct.
- Plural subject with were, "were provided (something)" is a correct passive form.
(C) The players were provided inhospitable accommodation in a 2022 sport meet. — Incorrect.
- A particular event needs "the", not "a", and the event is a "sports meet", not a "sport meet".
- Correct form: The players were provided inhospitable accommodation in the 2022 sports meet.
(D) The players was provided inhospitable accommodations in the 2022 sports meet. — Incorrect.
- The plural subject "players" needs "were", not "was".
- Correct form: The players were provided inhospitable accommodations in the 2022 sports meet.
(E) The players were provided with inhospitable accommodation during the 2022 sports meet. — Correct.
- Subject and verb agree, and "provided with" and "during the 2022 sports meet" are correct.