In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error. He explained that the pillars of tribalism (1)/ that humans relied on for security would always (2)/ fill any significant cultural or social change. (3)/ No error (4)?

Option 3 : 3

• The error is in part 3.
• It should be “encounter” instead of “fill”.
• Encounter means to unexpectedly be faced with or experience.
  • For Example - We have encountered one small problem.
• Fill(verb) - cause (space or container) to become full or almost full.
  • For Example - I filled the bottle with water.
• The sentence talks about the pillars of tribalism that humans depend upon would always experience unexpected cultural or social changes.
• Cultural: relating to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of society:
  • Example: Australia has its own cultural identity, which is very different from that of Britain.
• That is why the correct word here is encounter.

Therefore, the correct sentence is He explained that the pillars of tribalism that humans relied on for security would always encounter any significant cultural or social change.

• 'Or' is a coordinating conjunction. A conjunction joins words phrases or clause that should be same in form and function.
• Here, 'social' is an adjective that is qualifying the noun 'change'.
• So 'cultural' has been used here.