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    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 post has just arrived and in it a very nice surprise, the discovery /that Jacques Seguela, one-time adviser to President Mitterrand, /, and something of a legend in French political communications/, have dedicated his latest book to little old moi.
    A The post has just arrived and in it a very nice surprise, the discovery Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B that Jacques Seguela, one-time adviser to President Mitterrand, Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C and something of a legend in French political communications, Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D have dedicated his latest book to little old moi. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No error Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The error is a subject-verb agreement issue. The subject of the verb "have dedicated" is Jacques Seguela , which is a singular subject. Therefore, the verb should also be in the singular form, "has dedicated."

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