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Identify the segment of the sentence, which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error in the sentence, mark ' No error '. The manager as (A) / well as the clerks (B) / absented themselves yesterday. (C) / No Error (D)

Identify the segment of the sentence, which contains a grammatical error. If there is no error in the sentence, mark ' No error '. The manager as (A) / well as the clerks (B) / absented themselves yesterday. (C) / No Error (D) Correct Answer C

The correct answer is C

Key Points

  • Reading the above sentence we find that:
  • The word themselves should be replaced with himself.  
  • When two nouns are used with as well as, the pronoun must agree with the first subject.
  • In this case, the first subject is ‘manager’;
  • The correct pronoun to be used should be 'himself'.
  • The correct sentence should be: The manager, as well as the clerks, absented himself yesterday.
  • Hence, Option 3 is the correct answer.

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