In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find…

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In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the option corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the 'No error' option.

Their (A)/ have been a lot of complaints (B)/ regarding his behaviour lately.(C)/ No error (D)

  1. A.

    A

  2. B.

    B

  3. C.

    C

  4. D.

    D

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Correct answer: A

Explanation:

The error is in the first part of the sentence. The sentence begins with the word 'Their', which is a possessive determiner and must be followed by a noun (for example, 'Their car').

The sentence needs the adverb 'There' to form an existential construction that introduces the subject followed by a verb.

  • Why 'Their' is wrong: 'Their' shows possession and cannot introduce this clause.

  • Why 'There' is correct: 'There' is used to introduce the existence of something (an existential 'there'), as in 'There have been...'.

Correct sentence: 'There have been a lot of complaints regarding his behaviour lately.'

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