New NABARD Grade A : How to prepare ESI for Prelims & Mains- Sources & Strategy
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Question

Directions: The following sentences are divided into parts. Identify if there is any error in any of the parts. If there is an error, choose the letter corresponding to that part as your answer. If there is no error, choose (e) No error as your answer .

The number of employees (A)/ expressed their concerns (B)/ about the proposed changes (C)/ during the company-wide meeting. (D)

A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

The phrase "the number of employees” is considered a singular entity, the possessive pronoun "its" should be used instead of "their" to maintain agreement

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