English Grammar - Spotting Errors

English Grammar
English Grammar - Spotting Errors

Find the part of the sentence that contains an error.


That the framework lacks provisions for backward compatibility (1)/ is less problematic than the assumption (2)/ that all peripheral institutions will, without coercion, (3)/ adheres to the central directive as framed. (4)

Options:

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

Right Answer: (4)

Part three ends with the modal auxiliary 'will', and every modal auxiliary in English must be followed by the bare infinitive form of the verb. Part four, however, supplies 'adheres', which is the third person singular present form, so the structure 'will adheres' is ungrammatical and should read 'will adhere'. The intervening phrase 'without coercion', set off by commas, separates the modal from its verb and makes the error easy to miss. Parts one, two and three are correctly constructed, including the noun clause subject in part one. Hence the error lies in part (4).

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