Question

In the following question, correct the underlined part of the sentence.
A whistle-blower is when an employee reports fraud or mismanagement in a company.
a- When an employee reports fraud or mismanagement
b- An employee who reports fraud or mismanagement
c- Reporting by an employee of fraud or mismanagement
d- If an employee reports fraud or mismanagement
e- Fraud or mismanagement being reported by an employee

Answer 1

Hint: Whistle-blowers are people who are appointed by an institution or company to disclose fraud, misdoings, and unlawful acts taking place within that institution.

Complete answer:
 As given in the hint, a whistle-blower is in-charge of reporting issues of fraud and mismanagement.
In the given question- We can see the use of ‘when’ that is used to indicate at what time an action will occur or to ask a question in reference to time. But we cannot see any reference to time in the given sentence. Hence, the usage of ‘when’ is incorrect.
Now, let’s decipher the meaning of the given options-
Option a- ‘When an employee reports fraud or mismanagement’ is an incorrect option as we cannot use ‘when’, because no reference to time has been indicated in the sentence.
Option b- ‘An employee who reports fraud or mismanagement’ is the correct option as it is used to define a whistle-blower.
Option c- ‘Reporting by an employee of fraud or mismanagement’ is an incorrect option as it does not match the formation of the sentence.
Option d- ‘If an employee reports fraud or mismanagement’ is an incorrect option as it does not help in defining the whistle-blower.
Option e- ‘Fraud or mismanagement being reported by an employee’ is an incorrect option as it does not complete the sentence properly.
So, the correct answer is “Option b”.

Note:
We need to describe or define the ‘whistle-blower’ in the given sentence. Hence, it is important to use appropriate words while maintaining the grammatical construction.