Question 81

Select the ‘’bold’’ word/phrase of the sentence given below which contains and error.
The major difficulty confronting (A) the authorities were a (B) reluctance of the people to talk (C); they had been warned not to say anything (D) to the police

Solution

The major difficulty is a singular term and has to be followed by "was" and not "were". Hence (b) is the required option.

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Select the ‘’bold’’ word/phrase of the sentence given below which contains and error.The major difficulty confronting (A) the authorities were a (B) reluctance of the people to talk (C); they had been warned not to say anything (D) to the police