Choose the part of the following sentence that contains an error:
If a company sends its employees abroad to work for a foreign client, they pays them a daily allowance.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → They pays them a daily allowance
A pronoun must agree in number with the noun it stands for, and the verb must agree with its subject. The noun here is "a company", which is singular and is referred to earlier as "its" employees.
Option 1: If a company — No error.
Option 2: Sends its employees abroad — No error. The singular verb "sends" and the singular "its" agree with "a company".
Option 3: To work for a foreign client — No error.
Option 4: They pays them a daily allowance — Error. "They" is plural and does not agree with the singular verb "pays"; since the subject stands for the company, it should be "it pays".
Corrected: It pays them a daily allowance
Correct sentence: If a company sends its employees abroad to work for a foreign client, it pays them a daily allowance.
Example: The school takes care of its students; it pays for their trips.