Question:
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
The delegation, which the ambassador had personally selected, (1)/ were scheduled to depart (2)/ on the morning of the summit (3)/ after a brief ceremonial address. (4)
वाक्य के उस भाग का पता लगाएं जिसमें त्रुटि है:
The delegation, which the ambassador had personally selected, (1)/ were scheduled to depart (2)/ on the morning of the summit (3)/ after a brief ceremonial address. (4)
Options:
- a) (1)
- b) (2)
- c) (3)
- d) (4)
- a) (1)
- b) (2)
- c) (3)
- d) (4)
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
The grammatical subject of the sentence is “The delegation”, which is a collective noun acting as a single unit, and thus takes a singular verb. Therefore, the plural verb “were scheduled” in part (2) should be replaced with the singular verb “was scheduled”.
वाक्य का व्याकरणिक सब्जेक्ट “The delegation” (प्रतिनिधिमंडल) है, जो एक कलेक्टिव नाउन (collective noun) है और एक एकल इकाई के रूप में कार्य कर रहा है, इसलिए इसके साथ सिंगुलर वर्ब का उपयोग होना चाहिए। अतः भाग (2) में प्लुरल वर्ब “were scheduled” के स्थान पर सिंगुलर वर्ब “was scheduled” का उपयोग होना चाहिए।