In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select “no improvement”. The United States have accoladed tariffs on the imports of steel and aluminium from India, all of which is part of Trump’s drive to reduce the U.S. trade deficit and boost American manufacturing jobs.?

Option 2 : Has slapped

The given phrase is incorrect, thus it needs to be changed.

The underlined part is incorrect because both the words used are wrong. United States as a country is considered singular, so ‘have’ is incorrect. ‘accolade’ means ‘a gift’ thus the word is wrong in the context of the sentence. Imposed ‘tariffs’ are an unfavorable thing for a country, thus not a gift.

Word ‘slapped’ is the most appropriate word in the context of the sentence. ‘accomplished’ and ‘titled’ are also incorrect in the context of the sentence.

Option 2 is the correct answer.

Correct sentence- ‘The United States has slapped tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium from India, all of which is part of Trump’s drive to reduce the U.S. trade deficit and boost American manufacturing jobs.’