Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
One of the guest speakers who addressed the seminar (1)/ and interacted with students (2)/ were praised widely for their clarity and enthusiasm (3)/ during the closing ceremony. (4)
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Part (3) of the sentence contains a grammatical error related to subject-verb agreement.
Subject-Verb Agreement: The subject of the sentence is "One" (as in "One of the guest speakers"), which is a singular pronoun. Therefore, it requires a singular verb.
Correction: The plural verb "were" should be replaced with the singular verb "was."
Pronoun Agreement: Additionally, the plural possessive pronoun "their" should ideally be changed to a singular pronoun like "his" to remain consistent with the singular subject "One." The corrected version of part (3) should be: "was praised widely for his clarity and enthusiasm."