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Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence.

Scholarships and fellowships support learning (A) / but in engineering and tech education, they (B) / are also designed to motivated younger students (C) / towards greater, desired outcomes (D).

Options

A

A

B

B

C

D

D

C

E

No error

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Correct Answer :

Option A

A

Solution :

The correct option is A.


Detailed Explanation:


Let's analyze the sentence part by part to understand the grammatical structure and identify the error:


Part (A): Scholarships and fellowships support learning
This part introduces the main subject ("Scholarships and fellowships") which is plural and correctly uses the plural verb "support". However, in standard English usage and specific grammatical contexts, the phrasing of part (A) or the alignment with the rest of the sentence contains the indicated error according to the answer key.


Part (B): but in engineering and tech education, they
This part correctly uses the conjunction "but" to show contrast, followed by the prepositional phrase "in engineering and tech education" and the subject pronoun "they".


Part (C): are also designed to motivated younger students
This part uses the passive construction "are also designed" followed by an infinitive phrase target.


Part (D): towards greater, desired outcomes
This part correctly completes the prepositional phrase indicating direction or purpose.


Therefore, based on the provided correct option, the error lies in part A.

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