Question

Directions: In each of the questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts, one of which may contain an error. Identify that fragment and mark it as your answer. Mark (E) if the sentence contains no error.

The number of employees (A)/ expressed their concerns (B)/ about the proposed changes (C)/ during the company-wide meeting. (D)/ No error (E)

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 E 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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