Question
In the question below, three sentences are given, each divided into four parts, which may or may not contain grammatical errors. From the options, choose the one that provides the combination of the part(s) of each sentence that are incorrect. 1. Not until the final phase of negotiations (
- A / did the delegates realised (
- A / has prompted economists to reconsider (
- A / occur under conditions (
- B / that the agreement contained (
- B / whether existing regulatory mechanisms (
- B / so uncertain that long-term outcomes (
- C / multiple unresolved jurisdictional ambiguities. (
- C / remains adequate in the long term. (
- C / becomes impossible to forecast. (
- D 2. The emergence of decentralized financial platforms (
- D 3. Rarely does an institutional transformation (
- D
Solution
Sentence 1 → Error in Part B After inversion: Incorrect: did realised Correct: did realise Rule: After auxiliary did, verb remains in base form. Sentence 2 → Error in Part D Subject: → mechanisms (plural) Incorrect: remains Correct: remain Rule: Plural noun requires plural verb. Sentence 3 → Error in Part D Subject: → outcomes (plural) Incorrect: becomes Correct: become Rule: Subject–verb agreement must be maintained. Hence, option (1).
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