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In the question below, four sentences have been given. Out of four sentences, one sentence is error-free. Find out which of the following sentence is error-free. If all the given sentences have errors, then choose option ‘None is correct’ as the answer choice.

Options

No sooner the storm had passed when the rescue operations began across the devastated coastlines.

The manager, along with her assistants, are conducting a quarterly audit to assess the team's efficiency.

Only after receiving the final approval did the architect proceeded with the blueprint modifications.

The diplomat's speech, though lengthy and nuanced, managed to convey the nation's stance clearly.

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Correct Answer :

Option D

The diplomat's speech, though lengthy and nuanced, managed to convey the nation's stance clearly.

Solution :

The correct answer is: The diplomat's speech, though lengthy and nuanced, managed to convey the nation's stance clearly.

Let's analyze each sentence step-by-step to identify any grammatical errors:
1. "No sooner the storm had passed when the rescue operations began across the devastated coastlines."
- Error: The adverbial phrase "No sooner" must be followed by auxiliary inversion, meaning the auxiliary verb ("had") should precede the subject ("the storm"). Additionally, the correlative conjunction for "no sooner" is "than", not "when".
- Correction: "No sooner had the storm passed than the rescue operations began..."

2. "The manager, along with her assistants, are conducting a quarterly audit to assess the team's efficiency."
- Error: The subject is "The manager", which is singular. Parenthetical prepositional phrases introduced by "along with", "together with", or "as well as" do not alter the number of the subject. Therefore, the verb must be singular ("is"), not plural ("are").
- Correction: "The manager, along with her assistants, is conducting..."

3. "Only after receiving the final approval did the architect proceeded with the blueprint modifications."
- Error: When using the auxiliary verb "did" for inversion or emphasis, it must be paired with the base form of the verb ("proceed") rather than the past tense ("proceeded").
- Correction: "Only after receiving the final approval did the architect proceed with..."

4. "The diplomat's speech, though lengthy and nuanced, managed to convey the nation's stance clearly."
- Explanation: This sentence is grammatically correct and error-free. The subject "speech" agrees with the verb "managed", the modifier "though lengthy and nuanced" is correctly punctuated, and the infinitive phrase "to convey" is used properly.