Question
Download Solution PDFQuestion has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your answer in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (A) or (B) or (C). If you find no error, your answer should be indicated as (D):
Lack of winter rains (A) / have delayed the sowing of (B) / Wheat crop in this area (C) / No error. (D)
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Option '2' i.e. have delayed the sowing of .
Key Points
- The subject of the sentence "Lack of winter rains" is singular.
- Therefore, the verb should be in the singular form "has" instead of "have".
- The correct sentence is "Lack of winter rains has delayed the sowing of Wheat crop in this area."
Additional Information
- Subject-Verb Agreement:
- Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.
- Example: "The dog barks." vs. "The dogs bark."
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