Question
Identify the part containing a grammatical or structural error:
The jury was divided in their opinions.
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SSC Stenographer 2025 Question Paper (06-Aug-2025) Shift 2
The correct answer is
was divided
The error is in "was divided".
A collective noun such as jury takes a plural verb when its members act as individuals. Being "divided in their opinions" shows the members holding different views, so the verb must be plural. The plural pronoun "their" is already correct.
Correct sentence: The jury were divided in their opinions.
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