Question

Each of the following sentences has been divided into five parts (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) . One of these parts may contain a grammatical or idiomatic error. Identify the part that contains the error. If there is no error, choose option (e). The committee members (a)agreed with (b)the revised proposal (c)after detailed deliberations (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 e Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Rule: Agree to → plan, proposal, decision Agree with → person or opinion Correct usage: agreed to the revised proposal “Agreed with the proposal” is incorrect Error lies in part (b)

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