Each question is divided into four parts where one of the parts may or may not contain an error. Choose the part that has the error as your answer. If all the parts are correct choose “No Error”.
The company is proud of their (A)/ employees, and it (B)/ appreciates the support (C)/ from its dedicated staff. (D)
Correct Answer :
A
Solution :
The correct option is A.
Detailed Explanation:
Let us analyze the sentence step-by-step to identify the grammatical error:
1. In part (A), the subject of the clause is "The company", which is a singular collective noun.
2. A singular collective noun like "company" requires a singular possessive pronoun ("its") rather than a plural possessive pronoun ("their").
3. This is further reinforced in parts (B), (C), and (D) where the sentence correctly uses singular pronouns: "...and it (B)/ appreciates the support (C)/ from its dedicated staff. (D)".
4. Therefore, part (A) contains an error of pronoun agreement. The phrase "The company is proud of their" should be corrected to "The company is proud of its".
Thus, the part containing the error is (A).
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