A sentence is divided into four segments marked A, B, C, D. Select the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error and mark the segment. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. The manager and owner (a) / of the firm (b) / expressed their views on the demands of the workers (c) /No error (d).

A sentence is divided into four segments marked A, B, C, D. Select the segment of the sentence that contains a grammatical error and mark the segment. If there is no error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer. The manager and owner (a) / of the firm (b) / expressed their views on the demands of the workers (c) /No error (d). Correct Answer c

The correct answer is option 2) i.e c

  • Two singular nouns refers to the same person in the sentence, joined by 'and' therefore the pronoun 'his' is used.
  • In case of sentences where there are two portfolios of the same person or refers to the same person, singular pronoun is used. 

The correct sentence:  The manager and owner of the firm expressed his views on the demands of the workers. 

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