English grammar – Spot the error (choose the part with an error or “No error”). Sentence: Jayant told me / that Mihir expect / every friend to meet him / once in a week.

Introduction / Context:This sentence primarily tests subject–verb agreement in reported speech. A secondary stylistic tweak involves the frequency phrase (“once a week” is preferred to “once in a week”), but the grammatical error that exams target is in the verb form.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Subject: “Mihir” (third person singular).
• Verb in B: “expect” (base plural form).
• Standard English requires “expects.”

Concept / Approach:Agreement rule: third person singular present → verb + s/es. Thus, “that Mihir expects …”. The time reference of reporting (“told me”) does not force backshift on the habitual truth (“expects”) in a subordinate content clause; both “expected” and “expects” could appear depending on meaning, but the uninflected “expect” is definitely wrong.

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Final Answer:that Mihir expect