The pair of trousers / you bought for me / do not fit me. / No error.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Sentence Analysis
The sentence is: "The pair of trousers / you bought for me / do not fit me. / No error." We need to find the grammatical error in one of the underlined parts (a), (b), or (c).
Subject-Verb Agreement Check
Part (a): "The pair of trousers" serves as the subject. While "trousers" is plural, the phrase "The pair of" often makes the subject function as singular, referring to the single pair.
Part (b): "you bought for me" is a relative clause correctly modifying "trousers".
Part (c): "do not fit me." contains the verb. Because the subject "The pair" is treated as singular, it requires a singular verb.
The verb used is "do not fit", which is plural. The correct singular form required to agree with "The pair" is "does not fit".
Error Identification
The error is in the subject-verb agreement. The singular subject requires a singular verb.
- Subject: The pair (Singular)
- Verb Used: do not fit (Plural)
- Correct Verb: does not fit (Singular)
Therefore, the error is located in part (c).
Important Questions from Error Spotting
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