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The sentence below has been divided into three parts. Select the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence has no error, select the option 'No Error'. The elephant herd are going /  towards the forested area /  on the outskirts of the town.

The sentence below has been divided into three parts. Select the part of the sentence that has an error. If the sentence has no error, select the option 'No Error'. The elephant herd are going /  towards the forested area /  on the outskirts of the town. Correct Answer The elephant herd are going 

Correct Option - 1

The error lies in the first part of the sentence - The elephant herd are going. 

A collective noun is counted as one unit .

Example: The pride of lions was sleeping in the shade.

Example: A pride of lions have been going into the villages and killing small babies.

In the given sentence, the herd represents a single unit. So, it needs a singular verb - ' is going'.

The correct part would be to replace' are going' with the singular 'is going'.

Thus the correct sentence would be: The elephant herd is going towards the forested area on the outskirts of the town.

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