Question

spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite the correct sentence.

my younger brother were close by.​

Answer 1

My younger brother was close by, Wasn't he?

Answer 2

The error in the given sentence is were.

The correct sentence is:- my younger brother was close by.

• Here, in the sentence the noun brother is singular.

• So the verb should also be in the singular form

• Hence, the verb is changed from were to was in the 'my younger brother was close by '.
• Note:- the tense of the sentence should not change while changing the form of the verb in the sentence.
• The correct sentence is my younger brother was close by.