Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
The official documents submitted by the vendor (1)/ lacks some critical information (2)/ required for final processing of the tender (3)/ as per department policy. (4)
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Correct Answer
lacks some critical information (2)
Explanation
The error lies in part (2) due to a subject-verb agreement violation. The grammatical subject of the sentence is "The official documents," which is a plural noun phase. Therefore, it requires the plural form of the finite verb, lack, instead of the singular form lacks. The singular modifier phrase "by the vendor" acts as an intervening prepositional phrase and does not alter the plural number of the true subject.
Key Points
Word: lacks some critical information (2)
Meaning: The grammatical segment containing the subject-verb agreement error.
Grammatical Role: Predicate segment (violates the rule where a plural subject must take a plural verb).