Direction: Parts of the following sentence have been given as options. Select the option that contains an error.

The company was sued for breach of contract, but it still deny any wrongdoing.

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  1. The company was sued
  2. for breach of contract
  3. any wrongdoing
  4. but it still deny

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Option 4 : but it still deny
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Here, the erroneous part is "but it still deny."

 Key Points

  • The subject "company" is singular, so the verb should also be singular.
  • The error is a subject-verb agreement mistake.
  • "Deny" is the plural verb form, while "denies" is the correct singular verb form.
  • The correct sentence should be "but it still denies any wrongdoing."
  • The correct answer is Option 4.
     

Correct sentenceThe company was sued for breach of contract, but it still denies any wrongdoing.

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