2017 · Q44
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
(a) Her parents (b) has not permitted her (c) to marry Sunil. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
The subject 'Her parents' is plural, so it requires the plural auxiliary 'have', not 'has'. Subject-verb agreement demands 'Her parents have not permitted her'. Parts (a) and (c) are fine. Hence the error is in (b).