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    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 тАШNo errorтАЩ 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)
    A A Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B B Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The subject "The team of scientists" is singular, as "team" is a collective noun. Therefore, the verb should be singular тАФ "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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