English Grammar - Spotting Errors

English Grammar
English Grammar - Spotting Errors

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error.


Much of what appears to be coordination (1)/ among the regulatory bodies and private stakeholders (2)/ are, in fact, coincidental overlaps (3)/ caused by differing mandates. (4)

Options:

  1. (1)
  2. (2)
  3. (3)
  4. (4)

Right Answer: (3)

The grammatical subject of this sentence is 'Much of what appears to be coordination'. When 'much of' introduces an uncountable idea, the whole phrase is treated as singular and requires a singular verb. Part three, however, uses the plural verb 'are', which does not agree with that singular subject and should be 'is'. The plural nouns 'bodies' and 'stakeholders' standing immediately before the verb act as deliberate distractors, a classic proximity trap. Parts one, two and four are all grammatically correct as written. Hence the error lies in part (3).

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