Question

     Read each sentence to find out whether there is any

    grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any). The article analyses several examples (1)/of such strategies, not only for the country having (2)/a capitalist economy, but also for countries (3)/that retains a traditional economy (4).
    A 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    If the subject is made up of both singular and plural words connected by or, nor, either …. Or, neither … nor, not only … but also, the verb agrees with the nearer part of the subject. So here, ‘retain’ is correct. The article analyses several examples of such strategies, not only for the country having a capitalist economy, but also for countries that retain a traditional economy.

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