Identify the part of the sentence that contains an error.
According to the holy books / it is meek and humble / who shall inherit the earth.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → it is meek and humble
An adjective can stand for a whole group of people. Then it takes the before it: the rich, the poor, the meek. Meek means quiet and gentle. Here "meek and humble" stands for such people, so it must be "the meek and humble".
Option 1: According to the holy books — No error.
Option 2: it is meek and humble — Error. “meek and humble” should be “the meek and humble”.
Option 3: who shall inherit the earth — No error. “Who” is right because “the meek and humble” means people.
Corrected: According to the holy books it is the meek and humble who shall inherit the earth.