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Every one of the support staff and the participants
have to compulsorily go through a full body search before they enter the competition area.
a. have to compulsorily go through a full body search before they enter
b. have to go through a compulsorily full body search before entering
c. have to compulsorily go through a full body search before he or she enters
d. has to compulsorily go through a full body search before entering
e. has to compulsorily go through a full body search before they enter
Please explain and give other examples to understand this.
I do know that 'every one' is singular but with a conjunction followed by a plural noun
Official Explanation:
Answer: D
(A) The singular subject
every one requires the singular verb
has. Also, it cannot be replaced by the plural pronoun
they.
(B) The singular subject
every one requires the singular verb
has. The use of the adverb
compulsorily to modify the noun
search doesn’t make sense; you instead require the adjective
compulsory.
(C) The singular subject
every one requires the singular verb
has.
(D) The correct answer.
(E) The singular subject
every one cannot be replaced by the plural pronoun
they.