The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical/spelling error.
According to Mr. Sharma / the news have come / as another blow / to the family members.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. the news have come.
Error concept: Subject-verb agreement.
What is wrong: The subject “news” is singular, so it should take a singular verb “has” instead of “have.”
Grammatical concept: Singular nouns require singular verbs in present perfect tense: has + past participle.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Saying “the news have come” is grammatically incorrect because “news” is treated as a singular noun.
How to correct: Replace “have” with “has.”
Correct phrase/ correction: the news has come
Final sentence: According to Mr. Sharma, the news has come as another blow to the family members.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.