Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
Much of what appears to be coordination (1)/ between regulatory authorities and private participants (2)/ are, in fact, coincidental overlaps (3)/ resulting from divergent mandates. (4)
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. (3).
Error Concept: Related to subject–verb agreement.
What is wrong: The verb “are” is incorrectly used with a singular subject.
Grammar Concept: When the subject is “Much of” followed by a singular or uncountable noun phrase, the verb must be singular (is).
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Here, “Much of what appears to be coordination” is a singular idea, so it should take ‘is’ instead of ‘are’.
Correction: Thus, “are” should be replaced with “is.”
Corrected phrase: is, in fact, a coincidental overlap.
Final sentence: Much of what appears to be coordination between regulatory authorities and private participants is, in fact, a coincidental overlap resulting from divergent mandates.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.