Given below is an incorrect sentence. From the given options, select the part…
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Given below is an incorrect sentence. From the given options, select the part that has an error.
Not even ill-health has stopped the 71 year old Tabarez, Uruguay's national team coach, which was expected to quit in 2016 but has carried on with the help of a walking stick or electric wheelchair.
- A.
Not even ill-health
- B.
the 71 year old
- C.
which was expected to quit
- D.
with the help of
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Correct answer: C
The error lies in the relative pronoun used to refer to a person.
In option C, 'which was expected to quit' is incorrect because 'which' refers to things or animals, not people. Since Tabarez is a human being, the correct relative pronoun should be 'who'.
Therefore, the phrase must change to 'who was expected to quit' for grammatical accuracy.
Option A ('Not even ill-health') and option B ('the 71 year old') are grammatically correct as they properly introduce the subject and describe his age.
Option D ('with the help of') is also correct as it appropriately indicates the means used. The key rule here is that 'who' must be used for human subjects in relative clauses, making option C the only part containing an error.