In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.
When a student works on a mathematical problem, (1)/ he comes to a stage beyond which he do not (2)/ know how to proceed, and where he is in doubt and perplexity. (3)/ No error (4)
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e., 2.
The error lies in the 2nd part of the sentence as “he” is a singular pronoun that will take a singular verb. Thus “do” should be changed to “does”.
The correct sentence will be-
When a student works on a mathematical problem, he comes to a stage beyond which he does not know how to proceed, and where he is in doubt and perplexity.