Question

In the following sentence, some of the parts have errors and some have none. Find out which part of the sentence has an error.
The steep rise in the price of petroleum products (a) have effected (b) the economic development of the developing nation (c) no error (d).
(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

Answer 1

Hint: An important part of the writing process is the ability to identify sentence error. This is called identifying sentence error. You can pinpoint any improper grammar or incorrect usage of word choice. The sentence either has a single error or no error at all.

Complete answer:
We have to identify the error in the sentence.
Option A) A – The steep rise in the price of petroleum products is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the sentence is understandable. No need to change anything in the sentence or no error found. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) B – Have affected is the correct answer because the use of have affected in the sentence is grammatically wrong. Because the subject in the sentence is ‘steep rise’ which is singular, so the corresponding tense should also be singular. Therefore, ‘has affected’ is the correct answer. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option C) C - the economic development of the developing nation is an incorrect answer because the meaning of the sentence is understandable and hence does not require any change. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) D – no error is a void option because as per the rules we have an incorrect tense in the sentence. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
The steep rise in the price of petroleum products (a) has effected (b) the economic development of the developing nation (c) no error (d).

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: Each tense indicates a connection between two or more time periods or the exact time when an activity occurred or happened. Tenses underlines the importance of grammar tenses in the sentences. Tenses can be used to create different meanings from the same verbs and helps to understand the meaning of the sentence or the story. There are some points to be consider when to find errors in the sentences and they are: Always read the entire sentences, when looking for the error examine each choice individually, check verbs and pronouns first (since they are more likely to include error), when an answer choice contains more than one type of word then check both the carefully.