Each question is divided into four parts where one of the parts may or may not contain an error. Choose the partthat has the error as your answer. If allthe 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 :
To identify the part of the sentence containing the error, let us analyze the grammatical components step-by-step:
1. Examine the subject and pronoun agreement in Part (A):
"The company is proud of their..."
Here, "The company" is a singular collective noun. In standard English, singular collective nouns require singular pronouns. The pronoun "their" is plural, which creates a pronoun-antecedent agreement error. Instead of "their", the singular possessive pronoun "its" should be used to refer to "the company".
2. Examine the rest of the sentence for consistency:
- Part (B): "...employees, and it..." correctly uses the singular pronoun "it" to refer to the singular noun "the company".
- Part (C): "...appreciates the support..." correctly uses the singular verb form "appreciates" to agree with the singular subject "it".
- Part (D): "...from its dedicated staff." correctly uses the singular possessive pronoun "its" to refer back to "the company".
Therefore, the error lies in Part (A), where the plural pronoun "their" is incorrectly used instead of the singular pronoun "its".
Hence, the correct option is A.
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