Question:
Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error.
A. The company’s data, B. which have been collected and analyzed C. for over a decade D. supports the conclusion that the new strategy is ineffective.
वाक्य के उस भाग की पहचान कीजिए जिसमें व्याकरण संबंधी त्रुटि है:
A. The company’s data, B. which have been collected and analyzed C. for over a decade D. supports the conclusion that the new strategy is ineffective.
Options:
- The company’s data
- which have been collected and analyzed
- for over a decade
- supports the conclusion that the new strategy is ineffective
- The company’s data
- which have been collected and analyzed
- for over a decade
- supports the conclusion that the new strategy is ineffective
Correct Answer: d)
Explanation:
In the relative clause, ‘data’ is treated as plural (‘which have been collected’). Therefore, the main verb must maintain subject-verb agreement and should be plural ‘support’ instead of singular ‘supports’. Part D contains the error.
चूँकि वाक्य के आश्रित उपवाक्य में ‘data’ को बहुवचन मानकर ‘which have been’ प्रयुक्त हुआ है, अतः मुख्य क्रिया भी बहुवचन ‘support’ होनी चाहिए, न कि ‘supports’। अतः भाग D में त्रुटि है।