The following sentence has been divided into four parts (a), (b), (c) and (d); one of which has an error. Choose the part which contains the error.
(a) "Gitanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' is
(b) one of the few novels in English Translation
(c) that has received
(d) International recognition.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → b
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, there appears to be a discrepancy in the key: the correct answer should be Option (3) → c, as explained below.
Checking each part:
- Option 1: (a) "Gitanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' is — No error. The subject is the one novel, so "is" is right.
- Option 2: (b) one of the few novels in English Translation — No error. "One of the + plural noun" is the correct pattern: one of the few novels.
- Option 3: (c) that has received — Error. In "one of the few novels that ...", the relative pronoun "that" refers to "novels" (plural), not to "one", so the verb must be plural: "that have received".
- Option 4: (d) International recognition. — No error.
- Corrected: Gitanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' is one of the few novels in English translation that have received international recognition.
Example: She is one of the few students who have passed with full marks.
Advice for the exam: In the real exam, mark the answer that is grammatically or factually correct. If NTA’s provisional answer key marks a different option, challenge it during the answer-key challenge window and give the reason in one or two lines.