Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
It is the uncertainty of how the council intends to proceed (1)/ that seem to have created (2)/ the most unrest among those (3)/ waiting for regulatory clearance. (4)
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. (2).
Error Concept: Subject-verb agreement
What is wrong: The verb “seem” is incorrectly used with a singular subject.
Grammar Concept: The verb must agree with the subject. Here, the subject is “uncertainty” (singular), so a singular verb should be used.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: “seem” (plural verb) does not agree with the singular subject “uncertainty.”
Correction: Replace “seem” with “seems.”
Corrected phrase: seems to have created
Final sentence: It is the uncertainty of how the council intends to proceed that seems to have created the most unrest among those waiting for regulatory clearance.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.