In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “No improvement”.

None of the 14 firms are going to be sold by the government.

  1. is going
  2. were going
  3. have been going
  4. No improvement

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Option 1 : is going
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The correct answer is Option 1) i.e. is going​​.

 

  • 'Neither/either of' is used when we have to choose between the two options.
  • Whereas 'None/one of' is used when we have to choose between more than two options.
  • For example:
    • Either of the 15 students is not present today.false (2)
    • One of the 15 students is not present today.right (1)
  • In the underlined part of the given question, 'is going' will be used as per the rule given above.

Correct SentenceNone of the 14 firms is going to be sold by the government.

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  • If the main subject is followed by the following words/phrases, the verb/noun/pronoun used will be singular:
  • Each, every/everyone, someone/somebody, none/ nobody, one, any, many a, more than one, etc.​​
  • For example:
    • Many a leaders are doing their work properly.false (2)
    • Many a leader is doing his work properly.right (1)
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