alleryStart learning →Find the error: 'Not only the students but also the teacher were upset.'
Awere upset
Bthe students
Cbut also
DNot only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. were upset
The nearer subject is the singular teacher, so the verb should be was upset.
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