Select the grammatically correct sentence.

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  1. The participants of the competition are waiting for their turn curiously.
  2. The participants of the competition has been waiting for their turn curiously.
  3. A participants of the competition is waiting for their turn curiously.
  4. The participants of the competition is waiting for their turn curiously.

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Option 1 : The participants of the competition are waiting for their turn curiously.
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The correct answer is "The participants of the competition are waiting for their turn curiously."

Key Points 

  • The subject "participants" is plural, so the verb should also be plural.
    • Thus, we will eliminate the options 2, 3 and 4.
  • Also, "curiously" is an adverb describing how the participants are waiting.
  • Thus, it can be concluded that the sentence in option 1 is grammatically correct.
  • The sentence in option 1 has correct subject-verb agreement and proper use of adverb.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

Additional Information

  • Option 2 is incorrect because "participants" is plural and "has been waiting" is singular.
  • Option 3 is incorrect because "a participants" is grammatically incorrect. It should be "a participant" or "participants".
  • Option 4 is incorrect because "participants" is plural and "is waiting" is singular.
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