Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
The team's objective, despite its vagueness, (1)/ were understood by the evaluators (2)/ to focus more on inclusivity (3)/ than on quantifiable metrics/ (4)
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. (2).
Error Concept: related to the use of subject-verb agreement.
What is wrong: The verb “were understood” is incorrectly used.
Grammar Concept: The subject “The team's objective” is singular, so it must take a singular verb (was).
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Here, “were” is a plural verb, which does not agree with the singular subject.
Correction: Thus, “were” should be replaced with “was”.
Corrected phrase: was understood
Final sentence: The team's objective, despite its vagueness, was understood by the evaluators to focus more on inclusivity than on quantifiable metrics.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.