Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine 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). The news regarding (a)/ the earthquake survivors (b)/ are very disturbing. (c)/ No error (d)
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Grammar Error Analysis: Subject-Verb Agreement with 'News'
This question tests the understanding of subject-verb agreement, specifically focusing on the word "news". We need to find the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error.
Sentence Breakdown and Error Identification
Let's examine the sentence provided:
"The news regarding (a)/ the earthquake survivors (b)/ are very disturbing. (c)/ No error (d)"
We will analyze each underlined part:
- Part (a): "The news regarding" - This part correctly introduces the subject, "The news", along with the preposition "regarding".
- Part (b): "the earthquake survivors" - This phrase correctly functions as the object of the preposition "regarding", specifying the topic of the news.
- Part (c): "are very disturbing" - This part contains the verb "are". The core issue here is whether this verb agrees in number with the subject.
Subject-Verb Agreement Rule for 'News'
A fundamental rule in English grammar is subject-verb agreement, meaning the verb must match the subject in number (singular or plural). The word "news" is a common point of confusion because it ends in 's', making it look plural. However, "news" is grammatically classified as a singular, uncountable noun. Therefore, it always requires a singular verb.
Singular subjects take singular verbs (e.g., is, was, goes, has). Plural subjects take plural verbs (e.g., are, were, go, have).
Identifying the Grammatical Error
In the sentence, the subject is "The news". As established, "news" is singular. The sentence uses the verb "are", which is a plural verb.
This creates a mismatch: a singular subject ("news") is paired with a plural verb ("are"). This is incorrect according to the rules of subject-verb agreement.
The correct verb to use with the singular subject "news" would be the singular form "is".
The corrected sentence should read: "The news regarding the earthquake survivors is very disturbing."
Conclusion: Locating the Incorrect Part
The error lies in the verb choice within part (c). The use of the plural verb "are" instead of the required singular verb "is" makes this part grammatically incorrect.
Therefore, the section containing the error is (c).
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