One of the guest speakers who addressed the seminar (1)/ and interacted with students (2)/ were praised widely for their clarity and enthusiasm (3)/ during the closing ceremony. (4)
Sentence Error Analysis: Part 3
The question requires us to find the specific segment of the given sentence where a grammatical error occurs.
The sentence is presented in four parts:
- One of the guest speakers who addressed the seminar
- and interacted with students
- were praised widely for their clarity and enthusiasm
- during the closing ceremony.
Identifying the Grammatical Error
To find the error, we need to carefully examine each part, paying close attention to subject-verb agreement and pronoun agreement.
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Part (1): 'One of the guest speakers who addressed the seminar' establishes the subject of the sentence. The core subject is 'One', which is singular. The phrase 'of the guest speakers' is a prepositional phrase, and 'who addressed the seminar' is a relative clause modifying 'guest speakers'. Grammatically, this part is correct as it sets up a singular subject.
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Part (2): 'and interacted with students' is connected to the relative pronoun 'who'. It correctly describes an action performed by the 'guest speakers'. This part is grammatically sound.
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Part (3): 'were praised widely for their clarity and enthusiasm' contains the main verb phrase of the sentence. Here, the verb is 'were praised'. According to the rules of English grammar, the verb must agree in number with its subject. The subject of the sentence is 'One', which is singular. However, the verb 'were' is plural. This creates a subject-verb disagreement. The correct verb form should be the singular 'was praised' to agree with the singular subject 'One'.
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Part (4): 'during the closing ceremony.' is a prepositional phrase indicating when the praising occurred. This part is grammatically correct.
Subject-Verb Agreement Explained
The critical rule here is subject-verb agreement. A singular subject requires a singular verb, while a plural subject needs a plural verb.
- The subject: 'One' (singular)
- The verb used: 'were praised' (plural)
To correct the sentence, the plural verb 'were' should be replaced with the singular verb 'was'. The corrected phrase would read: 'was praised widely for their clarity and enthusiasm'.
Therefore, the error is located in Part (3).
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