Directions : Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
a. Since he was going to live in South Korea for some time, b. he thought he should c. learn something about their culture. d. No error
learn something about their culture.
Grammar Error Identification in Sentence Structure
This question requires us to identify a grammatical error within the provided sentence, which is divided into three parts: (a), (b), and (c). We need to determine if any of these parts contain an error or if the sentence is correct as is (indicated by 'd. No error').
Analyzing Sentence Parts
Let's examine each part of the sentence:
- Part (a): "Since he was going to live in South Korea for some time,"
This introductory clause correctly sets the context, providing a reason for the subsequent action. The use of 'since' is appropriate here.
- Part (b): "he thought he should"
This part logically connects the reason stated in part (a) to the main clause. The subject 'he' and the modal verb phrase 'thought he should' are grammatically sound.
- Part (c): "learn something about their culture."
This is the part identified as containing an error. The potential issue lies in the pronoun 'their'. The sentence refers to 'South Korea', which is a singular noun representing a single country. Typically, when referring to the culture belonging to a single entity like a country, the possessive pronoun 'its' should be used. Using 'their' implies a plural possessor, which does not align with 'South Korea'. Therefore, the phrase should correctly be 'its culture'.
- Part (d): "No error"
Since an error has been identified in part (c), this option is incorrect.
Pronoun Agreement Error
The primary grammatical rule violated here is pronoun-antecedent agreement. The antecedent is 'South Korea' (singular), but the possessive pronoun used is 'their' (plural).
- Correct usage: "its culture" (referring to the culture of South Korea).
- Incorrect usage: "their culture" (implies the culture belongs to multiple entities).
Therefore, the sentence contains an error in part (c) due to the incorrect use of the pronoun 'their' instead of 'its'.
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