The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error. Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don't find any error, mark 'No error' as your answer.

The availability of funds will be / ensured if they all tried to / submit the proposals on time.

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  1. The availability of funds will be
  2. No error
  3. submit the proposals on time
  4. ensured if they all tried to

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Option 4 : ensured if they all tried to
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The correct answer is "ensured if they all tried to".
 

Key Points

  • In the given sentence, the error lies in the part "ensured if they all tried to."
  • The use of the word "tried" is incorrect.
  • The given sentence is the passive form of the sentence in future tense.
    • We use the formula of subject + will + be + past participle verb (ensured)
  • The future conditional describes something that might happen in the future with a condition. 
  • In the given sentence, the availability of funds will be ensured in the future if in present the proposals are submitted on time.
  • Thus, the use of the word "tried" should be replaced by the present form of the verb i.e. "try."

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Correct Sentence: The availability of funds will be ensured if they all try to submit the proposals on time.

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