Advanced English Primary 3 Editing

Choose the option that corrects the grammatical error in the sentence: "Everyone in the winning team have received a gold medal and were very proud of their achievement."

A has received / was
B have received / were
C has received / were
D had received / was
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Step 1: Everyone is always singular — it requires has received (singular present perfect) not have received. Step 2: Everyone also requires was (singular past) not were (plural past). Step 3: The correct pair is has received / was. Answer: has received / was

Correct answer: has received / was

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