Understanding Sentence Structure and Redundancy

The question asks us to identify a potential error in a sentence divided into parts. Let's examine the sentence and its structure carefully to find the part that contains an error.

The sentence is: "A man who has been accused of fraud / in an earlier job, he will never be / welcomed in any other organisation."

We need to look at each part and see if it follows standard English grammar rules.

Analyzing the Sentence Parts

Let's break down the sentence:

1. A man who has been accused of fraud: This part introduces the subject ("A man") and a relative clause ("who has been accused of fraud") that modifies the subject. This part is grammatically correct.
2. in an earlier job, he will never be: This part continues the relative clause ("in an earlier job") and then introduces what appears to be the main clause ("he will never be"). However, there's a potential issue with the pronoun "he".
3. welcomed in any other organisation: This part completes the main clause verb phrase ("welcomed in any other organisation"). This part itself is grammatically correct, assuming the preceding structure is correct.

Identifying the Grammatical Error

The sentence starts with "A man", which is the subject. The phrase "who has been accused of fraud in an earlier job" is a relative clause describing "A man". A relative clause starting with "who" connects directly to the noun it modifies and doesn't require an extra pronoun like "he" to refer back to the same noun ("A man") as the subject of the main verb.

Consider a simpler sentence: "The man who arrived late missed the bus." Here, "The man" is the subject, "who arrived late" is the relative clause, and "missed the bus" is the main verb phrase referring back to "The man". There's no need for "He missed the bus" after the relative clause.

In our sentence, "A man who has been accused of fraud in an earlier job" acts as the complete subject phrase. The main verb phrase that follows should directly apply to "A man". The inclusion of the pronoun "he" in "he will never be welcomed" is redundant because "A man" is already the subject of the sentence.

The correct structure would be: "A man who has been accused of fraud in an earlier job will never be welcomed in any other organisation."

Therefore, the error lies in the redundancy of the pronoun "he" in the second part.

Evaluating the Options

Based on our analysis, the error is found in the part containing "he will never be". Let's check the options:

• Option 1: No error - This is incorrect because we found an error.
• Option 2: welcomed in any other organisation - This is the third part, which is grammatically correct on its own.
• Option 3: A man who has been accused of fraud - This is the first part, which is grammatically correct.
• Option 4: in an earlier job, he will never be - This is the second part, which contains the redundant pronoun "he". This part contains the error.

The part "in an earlier job, he will never be" includes the redundant pronoun "he". This makes the sentence grammatically incorrect because the subject "A man" is already established, and the relative clause modifies it. The main verb should directly follow the relative clause without the extra pronoun "he".

Conclusion

The part of the sentence containing the error is "in an earlier job, he will never be". The pronoun 'he' is redundant as the subject 'A man' is already introduced and modified by the relative clause.

Revision Table: Common Grammatical Errors

Additional Information: Relative Clauses and Pronoun Use

A relative clause provides extra information about a noun. It usually starts with a relative pronoun like 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'which', or 'that'. The relative clause is integrated into the sentence structure and modifies the noun directly.

Consider the sentence structure:

Subject + Relative Clause modifying Subject + Main Verb Phrase

In our example:

• Subject: A man
• Relative Clause: who has been accused of fraud in an earlier job
• Main Verb Phrase: will never be welcomed in any other organisation

When the subject is followed by a relative clause, the main verb phrase must directly follow the clause and refer back to the original subject. Inserting a pronoun like 'he' or 'she' or 'it' between the relative clause and the main verb phrase creates a grammatical error of redundancy, often called a double subject or pleonasm.

Incorrect Structure: Subject + Relative Clause, + Redundant Pronoun + Main Verb Phrase

Correct Structure: Subject + Relative Clause + Main Verb Phrase