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Question 38: Many a thrilling discovery in mice has fizzled in humans.

1. thrilling discoveries in mice has fizzled in humans.
2. thrilling discoveries in mice have fizzled in humans.
3. thrilling discovery in mice have fizzled in humans.
4. No correction required

Explanatory Answer

Method of solving this CAT Question from Sentence Correction:

There is no error in the given sentence.

The usage of 'many a' is quite uncommon. It is used to mean 'each of a considerable number of'.

'Many a' is followed by a singular noun and a singular verb.

The question is " Choose the grammatically correct option "

Hence, the answer is option D

Choice D is the correct answer.