Pick out the best alternative from the options given. The truth is that the…
2025
Pick out the best alternative from the options given.
The truth is that the UGC with the help of certain handpicked educationists are offering cash incentives to cash-strapped universities to start these courses.
- A.
is offering cash incentives for
- B.
are offering incentives in cash to
- C.
who are offering cash incentives to
- D.
is offering cash incentives to
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Correct answer: D
Correct phrase: is offering cash incentives to
Why this is correct:
Subject–verb agreement: UGC is a singular organization, so it requires the singular verb 'is' rather than 'are'.
Preposition and collocation: 'incentives to [do something]' is the natural collocation here, making 'incentives to cash‑strapped universities to start these courses' clear and unambiguous.
Why other alternatives are wrong: inserting 'who are' creates a relative clause and changes the structure, and using 'are' (plural) incorrectly disagrees with the singular subject. Phrases like 'in cash' are redundant because 'cash incentives' already indicates the payment form.
Corrected full sentence: The truth is that the UGC, with the help of certain handpicked educationists, is offering cash incentives to cash‑strapped universities to start these courses.