Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error.
The quality of the mangoes / sold at the Sunday market / near our colony / have improved a lot this season.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → have improved a lot this season
The subject of this sentence is “the quality”, which is singular. The words “of the mangoes sold at the Sunday market near our colony” only tell us whose quality. A verb agrees with the main subject, not with the noun just before it. So the verb must be singular: has improved, not “have improved”.
Option 1: The quality of the mangoes — No error. “Mangoes” is plural, but it is not the subject. The subject is “quality”.
Option 2: sold at the Sunday market — No error.
Option 3: near our colony — No error.
Option 4: have improved a lot this season — Error. “have improved” should be “has improved”.
Corrected: The quality of the mangoes sold at the Sunday market near our colony has improved a lot this season.