Find the part of the sentence that contains an error: What the committee…
2025
Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately (1)/ were not the policy's objectives themselves, (2)/ but the
political ramifications it (3)/ might have had if implemented without broader consensus. (4)
- A.
(1)
- B.
(2)
- C.
(3)
- D.
(4)
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Correct answer: B
The subject is the clause 'What the committee failed to deliberate on adequately', which is singular. Therefore 'were' should be 'was' in part (2).