Question
Read the 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 team of scientists (
- A / are conducting research (
- B / on renewable energy sources (
- C / to reduce carbon emissions. (
- D / No error (
- E
Solution
The subject "The team of scientists" is singular, as "team" is a collective noun. Therefore, the verb should be singular — "is" instead of "are."
Correct sentence: The team of scientists is conducting research on renewable energy sources to reduce carbon emissions.
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