Directions: Read the sentence given below to find out if it contains an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If the sentence is error-free, select No error or option 5. Ignore errors of punctuation if any. Many women (A)/ earn less (B)/ than her (C)/ male colleagues. (D)/ No error (E)
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Sentence Analysis
The given sentence is: "Many women (A)/ earn less (B)/ than her (C)/ male colleagues. (D)/ No error (E)"
We need to identify the grammatical error in the sentence. Let's analyze each part:
- Part (A) "Many women": This part is grammatically correct. "Many" is a quantifier used correctly with the plural noun "women".
- Part (B) "earn less": This part is also correct. The plural verb "earn" agrees with the plural subject "women". While "fewer" might be argued for countable nouns, "less" is commonly accepted in such contexts.
- Part (C) "than her": This part contains the error. The pronoun "her" is a singular possessive pronoun. It refers back to the subject "Many women", which is plural. For correct pronoun-antecedent agreement, a plural possessive pronoun is required. The correct pronoun should be "their" to match the plural "women".
- Part (D) "male colleagues.": This part is grammatically correct.
- Part (E) "No error": Since an error has been identified in Part (C), this option is incorrect.
Error Explanation: Pronoun Agreement
The core issue lies in pronoun-antecedent agreement. The pronoun must match the noun it refers to (its antecedent) in number (singular/plural) and gender (masculine/feminine/neuter).
In this sentence:
- Antecedent: women (plural)
- Pronoun used: her (singular possessive)
Since "women" is plural, the possessive pronoun referring to them must also be plural. Therefore, "her" should be replaced with "their".
Corrected Sentence
The corrected sentence reads:
"Many women earn less than their male colleagues."
Thus, the error is in Part (C).
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