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Directions : Each item in this section has a sentence with four underlined parts labeled fall. All labeled (a) , (b) , (c) and (d). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part. Indicate your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Many people in India are  still not aware   of India's indigenous fabrics   that reflects the rich heritage of craftmanship.
                    (a)                            (b)                                (c)                                                         (d)  

The correct answer is
that reflects the rich heritage of craftmanship.

Grammar Error in India Fabrics Sentence

The question asks to identify an error in the given sentence, specifically within one of the underlined parts labeled (a), (b), (c), or (d).

Sentence Parts Analysis

The sentence is: "Many people in India are still not aware of India's indigenous fabrics that reflects the rich heritage of craftmanship."

  • Part (a): "Many people in India are" - Grammatically correct.
  • Part (b): "still not aware" - Grammatically correct.
  • Part (c): "of India's indigenous fabrics" - Grammatically correct.
  • Part (d): "that reflects the rich heritage of craftmanship." - Contains a potential error.

Identifying the Subject-Verb Disagreement

The error is in part (d). The relative pronoun "that" refers back to "India's indigenous fabrics".

  • The subject is "fabrics", which is plural.
  • The verb used is "reflects", which is singular.
  • A plural subject requires a plural verb.

Therefore, the singular verb "reflects" does not agree with the plural subject "fabrics".

Corrected Phrase for Part (d)

To correct the error, the verb must be changed to its plural form to agree with "fabrics".

The corrected phrase should be: "that reflect the rich heritage of craftmanship."

The error is specifically the use of the singular verb "reflects" instead of the plural verb "reflect".

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Important Questions from Error Spotting

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