Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.
The Jammu and Kashmir State government decision to abruptly end the Amarnath pilgrimage, at least a fortnight ahead of schedule, citing terror threats, is intriguing.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. The Jammu and Kashmir State government decision.
- The error lies in part 3 of the statement because of the incorrect usage of the Possessive case.
- We need to replace "State government decision" with "State government's decision" for making the statement grammatically correct.
Concept-
- With any institution or government body, we use 'S (apostrophe) as the possessive case.
The correct sentence will be-
The Jammu and Kashmir State government’s decision to abruptly end the Amarnath pilgrimage, at least a fortnight ahead of schedule, citing terror threats, is intriguing.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.