Correct the sentence: Each of the sportswomen were given a certificate.
A
Each of the sportswomen have been given a certificate.
B
every sportswomen were given a certificate.
C
Sportswomen each were given a certificate.
D
Each of the sportswomen was given a certificate.
Correct Option:
D
Explanation
The subject is each, which is grammatically singular even though it refers to individual members of a plural group. Therefore, the singular verb was is required, not were or have been in this construction.
